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Jeremiah 25:38
He has left His den like a lion,
from The Cry of the Shepherds, Jeremiah 25:34-38
What it says

Like a lion leaving His den, the LORD has made the land desolate through fierce wrath and the oppressor's sword.

What it is doing

This verse closes the chapter by presenting divine anger as active, predatory judgment.

In context

34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; 35Flight will evade the shepherds, 36Hear the cry of the shepherds, 37The peaceful meadows have been silenced 38He has left His den like a lion,