Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down,
What it says
Because their transgressions are many, lion, wolf, and leopard are pictured as waiting to tear down those who go out.
What it is doing
This verse introduces judgment as the fitting result of multiplied rebellion.
In context
1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. 2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ 3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? 4Then I said, “They are only the poor; 5I will go to the powerful 6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, 7“Why should I forgive you? 8They are well-fed, lusty stallions, 9Should I not punish them for these things?” 10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, 11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah 12They have lied about the LORD and said: 13The prophets are but wind,