Parallel Verses New Living Translation So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many. King James Bible Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Darby Bible Translation Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall waste them; the leopard lurketh against their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces: for their transgressions are multiplied, their backslidings are increased. World English Bible Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backsliding is increased. Young's Literal Translation Therefore smitten them hath a lion out of the forest, A wolf of the deserts doth spoil them, A leopard is watching over their cities, Every one who is going out of them is torn, For many have been their transgressions, Mighty have been their backslidings. Jeremiah 5:6 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible5:6 A lion - Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldean army are here pointed at under the metaphor of beasts of prey of three kinds; compared to a lion, which denotes his great power, courage, and pride. A wolf - For their greediness and unsatiableness. A leopard - The Chaldean army is compared to a leopard, not for its speed only, but for its vigilancy and subtilty. Jeremiah 5:6 Parallel Commentaries Library Purposes of God. In discussing this subject I shall endeavor to show, I. What I understand by the purposes of God. Purposes, in this discussion, I shall use as synonymous with design, intention. The purposes of God must be ultimate and proximate. That is, God has and must have an ultimate end. He must purpose to accomplish something by his works and providence, which he regards as a good in itself, or as valuable to himself, and to being in general. This I call his ultimate end. That God has such an end or purpose, … Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology "And Hereby we do Know that we Know Him, if we Keep his Commandments. " Covenanting According to the Purposes of God. The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire Cross References Psalm 80:13 The wild boar from the forest devours it, and the wild animals feed on it. Jeremiah 4:7 A lion stalks from its den, a destroyer of nations. It has left its lair and is headed your way. It's going to devastate your land! Your towns will lie in ruins, with no one living in them anymore. Jeremiah 8:5 Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path? Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back? They cling tightly to their lies and will not turn around. Jeremiah 14:7 The people say, "Our wickedness has caught up with us, LORD, but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again. Jeremiah 25:38 He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey, and their land will be made desolate by the sword of the enemy and the LORD's fierce anger. Jeremiah 30:14 All your lovers--your allies--have left you and do not care about you anymore. I have wounded you cruelly, as though I were your enemy. For your sins are many, and your guilt is great. Jeremiah 30:15 Why do you protest your punishment--this wound that has no cure? I have had to punish you because your sins are many and your guilt is great. Jump to Previous Backsliding Backslidings Cities Deserts Destroy Evenings Forest Goes Increased Kill Lion Pieces Slay Spoil Thence Torn Transgressions Watch Watcheth Wherefore WolfJump to Next Backsliding Backslidings Cities Deserts Destroy Evenings Forest Goes Increased Kill Lion Pieces Slay Spoil Thence Torn Transgressions Watch Watcheth Wherefore WolfLinks Jeremiah 5:6 NIVJeremiah 5:6 NLT Jeremiah 5:6 ESV Jeremiah 5:6 NASB Jeremiah 5:6 KJV Jeremiah 5:6 Bible Apps Jeremiah 5:6 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 5:6 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 5:6 French Bible Jeremiah 5:6 German Bible Jeremiah 5:6 Commentaries Bible Hub |