What does Jeremiah 25:38 mean?

Jeremiah 25:38 highlights themes such as desolation, anger, judgment when read in context.

How should I apply Jeremiah 25:38 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

37And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

38He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

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Lamentations 3:11
Both verses describe the desolation of the land due to divine anger.
Isaiah 5:25
Both verses reflect on the consequences of God's fierce anger.