Jeremiah 2:15 Meaning
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Context Explained
13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
14Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
15The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:37
Jesus laments over Jerusalem, similar to the destruction foretold.
Luke 21:24
Jesus speaks of Jerusalem being trampled by nations.
Ezekiel 34:8
Ezekiel warns of devastation similar to Jeremiah's prophecy.
Source: Jeremiah 2:15