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Jeremiah 2:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

The young lions roared upon him, [and] yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 2:15 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Young lions. The foreign invaders, so called because of their fierceness and strength (see Isa. 5:29, 30). Tyrants and oppressors are often compared to lions (Job 4:10, 11; Ps. 58:6; Eze. 19:3, 6; Nahum 2:11, 12; Jer. 4:7 ; 50:17).

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