Jeremiah 25:38
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.”Jeremiah 25:38
What Does Jeremiah 25:38 Mean?
Jeremiah 25:38 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 25, verse 38 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Exile & Belonging.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 25:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 4:7“The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.”Jeremiah 5:6“Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.”Jeremiah 44:22“So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.”Jeremiah 50:44“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?”Hosea 5:14“For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.”Hosea 13:7“Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:”Leviticus 26:32“And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.”Psalms 76:2“In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.”Isaiah 21:8“And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:”Jeremiah 49:19“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?”Jeremiah 50:16“Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.”Daniel 7:4“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.”Hosea 11:10“They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.”Amos 8:8“Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.”Zechariah 2:3“And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,”
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