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A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make your land desolate, that your cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
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The Lion's Identity
Commentators unanimously identify the 'lion' as a powerful metaphor for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. He is described not just as a conqueror, but as a 'destroyer of nations,' emphasizing the immense scale and ferocity of the judgment God was sending. This imagery conveyed an unstoppable and terrifying force that had already crushed other kingdoms.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rather, A “lion”... a “destroyer” of nations: a metaphor descriptive of the impending calamity. A lion is just rousing himself from his lair, but n…
19th Century
Anglican
The lion has come up ... —The “lion” is, of course, the Chaldean invader, the destroyer not only of men, but of nations. …
Baptist
This was a terrible prophecy. The Chaldeans, who had broken to pieces so many other kingdoms and powers, were on their way. The lion enraged, had l…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet more fully declares the meaning of the threat which we briefly considered yesterday; for God said in the previous verse that He would <…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The lion is come up from his thicket Meaning NebuchadnezzarF19, from Babylon, who is compared to a lion f…
The fierce conqueror of the neighboring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by fal…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he discusses the arrival of the enemy:
