Yahweh has risen up, like a lion that leaves its covert, eager for prey, that He may execute judgment upon the wicked.

He hath forsaken his covert ...—The image of Jeremiah 25:30 is reproduced. The thunder of Jehovah’s wrath is as the roari…

The Prophet in the last verse reminds us that the Jews trusted in vain in God’s protection, because he would forsake his own Temple as well as the …

He has forsaken his covert as a lion
Which some understand of God leaving Jerusalem, or the temple, where he dwelt; …

The Lord has just ground for controversy with every nation and every person, and He will execute judgment on all the wicked. Who can avoid tremblin…

1. Here, he threatens the princes and the nations.

   1. Concerning the people, he foretells the punishment: wail, as if t…