Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.
New American Standard Bible
They have
And they have
His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.
King James Version
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Holman Bible
they have roared loudly.
They have laid waste his land.
His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.
International Standard Version
Young lions roar at him, they cry out loudly. They have made his land into a wasteland, and his cities are destroyed so they are without inhabitants.
A Conservative Version
The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled, and they have made his land waste. His cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
American Standard Version
The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
Amplified
“The young lions have roared at him,
They have made their voices heard and roared loudly.
And they have made his land a waste;
His cities have been destroyed and are burned ruins, without inhabitant.
Bible in Basic English
The young lions have made an outcry against him with a loud voice: they have made his land waste; his towns are burned up, with no one living in them.
Darby Translation
The young lions roared against him, they gave forth their voice, and they made his land desolate: his cities are burned, without inhabitant.
Julia Smith Translation
Upon him the young lions roared, they gave their voice, they will set his land for a desolation: his cities were burned from not being inhabited.
King James 2000
The young lions roared upon him, and growled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] young lions have roared against him, they have {raised} their voices. And they have made his land as horror; his cities are destroyed, {without} an inhabitant.
Modern King James verseion
The young lions roared against him; they gave their voice. And they made his land a waste; his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Why do they roar and cry then upon him, as a lion? They have made his land waste, his cities are so burnt up, that there is no man dwelling in them.
New Heart English Bible
The young lions have roared at him, and yelled. They have made his land waste. His cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
The Emphasized Bible
Against him, have been roaring wild lions, They have uttered their voice, - and have made his land a desolation, His cities, have been burned, so as to have no inhabitant.
Webster
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
World English Bible
The young lions have roared at him, and yelled. They have made his land waste. His cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
Youngs Literal Translation
Against him roar do young lions, They have given forth their voice, And make his land become a desolation, His cities have been burnt without inhabitant.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consequences Of Apostasy
14 "Israel is not a slave, is he? He was not born into slavery, was he? If not, why then is he being carried off? 15 Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted. 16 Even the soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, people of Israel.
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:7
Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.
Jeremiah 50:17
"The people of Israel are like scattered sheep which lions have chased away. First the king of Assyria devoured them. Now last of all King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has gnawed their bones.
Isaiah 1:7
Your land is devastated, your cities burned with fire. Right before your eyes your crops are being destroyed by foreign invaders. They leave behind devastation and destruction.
Isaiah 5:29
Their roar is like a lion's; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.
Jeremiah 9:11
The Lord said, "I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them."
Judges 14:5
Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.
Job 4:10
There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.
Psalm 57:4
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
Isaiah 5:9
The Lord who commands armies told me this: "Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.
Isaiah 6:11
I replied, "How long, sovereign master?" He said, "Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,
Isaiah 24:1
Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth and leave it in ruins; he will mar its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
Jeremiah 5:6
So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the desert they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things.
Jeremiah 25:30
"Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them: 'Like a lion about to attack, the Lord will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly. He will roar mightily against his land. He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth.
Jeremiah 26:9
How dare you claim the Lord's authority to prophesy such things! How dare you claim his authority to prophesy that this temple will become like Shiloh and that this city will become an uninhabited ruin!" Then all the people crowded around Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 33:10
"I, the Lord, say: 'You and your people are saying about this place, "It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it." That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.
Jeremiah 34:22
For I, the Lord, affirm that I will soon give the order and bring them back to this city. They will fight against it and capture it and burn it down. I will also make the towns of Judah desolate so that there will be no one living in them."'"
Jeremiah 44:22
Finally the Lord could no longer endure your wicked deeds and the disgusting things you did. That is why your land has become the desolate, uninhabited ruin that it is today. That is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses.
Ezekiel 5:14
"I will make you desolate and an object of scorn among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.
Hosea 5:14
I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear them to pieces, then I will carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them!
Hosea 11:10
He will roar like a lion, and they will follow the Lord; when he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.
Hosea 13:7-8
So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Amos 3:4
Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
Amos 3:8
A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?
Amos 3:12
This is what the Lord says: "Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion's mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. They will be left with just a corner of a bed, and a part of a couch."
Nahum 2:11
Where now is the den of the lions, the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them?
Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's angry judgment. The whole earth will be consumed by his fiery wrath. Indeed, he will bring terrifying destruction on all who live on the earth."
Zephaniah 2:5
Those who live by the sea, the people who came from Crete, are as good as dead. The Lord has decreed your downfall, Canaan, land of the Philistines: "I will destroy everyone who lives there!"
Zephaniah 3:6
"I destroyed nations; their walled cities are in ruins. I turned their streets into ruins; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate; no one lives there.