he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.

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12 They are[a] like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.(A)

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  1. Psalm 17:12 Lit He is

29 Their roaring is like a lion’s;(A)
they roar like young lions;(B)
they growl and seize their prey
and carry it off,
and no one can rescue it.

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15 The young lions have roared at him;(A)
they have roared loudly.
They have laid waste his land.(B)
His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.

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Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.(A)
A wolf from an arid plain will ravage them.
A leopard(B) keeps watch over their cities.
Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces
because their rebellious acts are many,(C)
their unfaithful deeds numerous.(D)

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38 He has left His den like a lion,
for their land has become a desolation
because of the sword[a] of the oppressor,(A)
because of His burning anger.

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  1. Jeremiah 25:38 Some Hb mss, LXX, Tg; other Hb mss read burning

19 “Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets[a] of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. Indeed, I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like Me? Who will summon Me?(A) Who is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”

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  1. Jeremiah 49:19 Lit pride

The Return of God’s People

17 Israel is a stray lamb, chased by lions.(A)
The first who devoured him was the king of Assyria;
the last one who crushed his bones
was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.(B)

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44 “Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets[a](A) of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. Indeed, I will chase Babylon[b] away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like Me? Who will summon Me? Who is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:44 Lit pride
  2. Jeremiah 50:44 Lit them

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