Jeremiah 51:38 · KJV
"They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps."
King James Version
What does Jeremiah 51:38 mean? →Passage Context
36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
37And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
38They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.
39In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
40I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.
Reflection Questions
1
How do you respond to feelings of anger or frustration?
2
What does the imagery of roaring lions evoke for you?
3
When have you felt the need to roar against injustice?
Life Application
grief
Channel your feelings of anger into constructive action rather than bitterness.
faith
Pray for strength to confront challenges with courage.
Places in This Verse
Babylon(Babylon, Iraq today)
Babylon was a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, known for its wealth and power. It was the center of the Babylonian Empire during the time of the exile of the Israelites.
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