Jeremiah 51:38

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Together they roar like young lions, growl like lion cubs.

Berean Standard Bible:

They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.

American Standard Version:

They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions’ whelps.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

They shall roar{H7580} together{H3162} like lions{H3715}: they shall yell{H5286} as lions{H738}' whelps{H1484}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 2:15

  • The young lions roared upon him, [and] yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

Psalms 58:6

  • ¶ Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

Nahum 2:11

  • ¶ Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the lion's whelp, and none made [them] afraid?

Nahum 2:13

  • Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

Isaiah 35:9

  • No lion shall be there, nor [any] ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there]:

Judges 16:20

  • And she said, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

Psalms 34:10

  • The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].

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Commentary for Jeremiah 51:38

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7580
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁאַג
    Transliteration: shâʼag
    Pronunciation: shaw-ag'
    Description: a primitive root; to rumble or moan; [idiom] mightily, roar.
  2. Strong's Number: H3162
    There are 139 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יַחַד
    Transliteration: yachad
    Pronunciation: yakh'-ad
    Description: from יָחַד; properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly; alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.
  3. Strong's Number: H3715
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כְּפִיר
    Transliteration: kᵉphîyr
    Pronunciation: kef-eer'
    Description: from כָּפַר; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane); (young) lion, village. Compare כָּפָר.
  4. Strong's Number: H5286
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָעַר
    Transliteration: nâʻar
    Pronunciation: naw-ar'
    Description: a primitive root; to growl; yell.
  5. Strong's Number: H738
    There are 184 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲרִי
    Transliteration: ʼărîy
    Pronunciation: ar-ee'
    Description: or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).
  6. Strong's Number: H1484
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גּוֹר
    Transliteration: gôwr
    Pronunciation: gore
    Description: or (feminine) גֹּרָה; a variation of גּוּר; {a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion}; whelp.