Jeremiah Chapter 51 verse 38 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 51:38

They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps.
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BBE Jeremiah 51:38

They will be crying out together like lions, their voices will be like the voices of young lions.
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DARBY Jeremiah 51:38

They shall roar together like young lions, growl as lions' whelps.
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KJV Jeremiah 51:38

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.
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WBT Jeremiah 51:38


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WEB Jeremiah 51:38

They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' cubs.
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YLT Jeremiah 51:38

Together as young lions they roar, They have shaken themselves as lions' whelps.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 38-49. - Fall of Babylon; joy of the whole world. Verses 38, 39. - They shall roar .... In their heat; rather, They may roar... (yet) when they wax warm (with lust) I will prepare. The banquet which Jehovah will prepare is the "cup of bewilderment" spoken of in Psalm 60:3; comp. Isaiah 51:17 (i.e. a calamitous judgment).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(38) They shall roar together like lions . . .--The words are not a continuation of the picture of the preceding verse, but carry us to the scene of revelry that preceded the capture of the city. The princes of Babylon were as "young lions" (Amos 3:4) roaring over their prey. The first clause as well as the second conveys this meaning, and there is probably a reference to the youth of rulers like Belshazzar.