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They will growl like lion cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“They shall roar together like lions; they shall growl like lions’ cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall roar together like lions, They shall growl like lions’ whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They will roar together like young lions, They will growl like lions’ cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They will roar together like young lions, They will growl like lions&#8217 cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They will roar together like young lions, They will growl like lions’ cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will roar together like young lions; They will growl like lions’ cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They (the Chaldean lords) will be roaring together [before their sudden capture] like young lions [roaring over their prey], They (the princes) will be growling like lions’ cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Babylonians roar and growl like young lions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Its people are like roaring lions and growling lion cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Babylonians all roar like lions and growl like lion cubs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They'll roar together like young lions; they'll growl like lion cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will roar together like young lions. They will growl as lions’ cubs. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They roar together as young lions, "" They have shaken themselves as lions’ whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Together as young lions they roar, They have shaken themselves as lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Together as lions shall they roar: they shook themselves as the lion's whelps.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall roar together like lions, they shall shake their manes like young lions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will roar together, like lions, they will shake their manes, like young lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They roar like lions, growl like lion cubs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like lions they shall roar together; they shall growl like lions’ whelps.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall roar together like lions; they shall growl like lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They shall roar like lionesses, and they shall growl like whelps of lionesses<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall roar together like young lions; They shall growl as lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For they rose up together as lions, and as lions' whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Babylon's Punishment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant. <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7580.htm" title="7580: yiš·’ā·ḡū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To roar. A primitive root; to rumble or moan.">They will roar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/3715.htm" title="3715: kak·kə·p̄i·rîm (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Young lion. From kaphar; a village; also a young lion.">like young lions;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5286.htm" title="5286: nā·‘ă·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To growl. A primitive root; to growl.">they will growl</a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: ’ă·rā·yō·wṯ (N-mp) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">like lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/1484.htm" title="1484: kə·ḡō·w·rê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- A whelp. Or gorah; a variation of guwr.">cubs.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21-22</a></span><br />But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13-14</a></span><br />Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. / The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22-23</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></span><br />“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Zephaniah 2:14-15</a></span><br />Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11-13</a></span><br />Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away? / The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey. / “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a></span><br />Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-20</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11</a></span><br />The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.</p><p class="hdg">roar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Jeremiah 2:15</a></b></br> The young lions roared upon him, <i>and</i> yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-10.htm">Job 4:10,11</a></b></br> The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></b></br> The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good <i>thing</i>.</p><p class="hdg">yell.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Judges 16:20</a></b></br> And she said, The Philistines <i>be</i> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-31.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-12.htm">Cubs</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Growl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Lions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-12.htm">Whelps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-52.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Cubs</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Growl</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-6.htm">Lions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-58.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-40.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Whelps</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 51</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/51.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They will roar together like young lions;</b><br>This phrase depicts the Babylonians' fierce and intimidating power, symbolized by young lions known for their strength and ferocity. In the ancient Near East, lions were often associated with royalty and power, reflecting Babylon's dominance at the time. The imagery of roaring suggests a unified and aggressive stance, possibly indicating the Babylonians' collective might and their readiness for battle or conquest. This metaphor is consistent with other biblical passages where lions represent strength and danger, such as in <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Amos 3:8</a>, where the lion's roar signifies impending judgment.<p><b>they will growl like lion cubs.</b><br>The growling of lion cubs suggests a sense of youthful exuberance and potential for future power. While cubs are not as formidable as adult lions, their growling indicates a developing threat. This could symbolize the emerging generations within Babylon, poised to continue the legacy of aggression and dominance. The use of "cubs" may also imply a certain immaturity or lack of full development, hinting at the eventual downfall of Babylon as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/51.htm">Jeremiah 51</a>. The imagery of lions and cubs together emphasizes both the present strength and the future potential of Babylon, yet it also foreshadows their ultimate vulnerability and judgment, as seen in the broader context of Jeremiah's prophecies against Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The primary subject of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Jeremiah 51</a>, Babylon is depicted as a powerful and oppressive empire that will face divine judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers God's message of judgment against Babylon, emphasizing God's sovereignty and justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_lions.htm">Young Lions</a></b><br>Symbolic representation of the Babylonians' strength and ferocity, indicating their initial power and dominance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lion_cubs.htm">Lion Cubs</a></b><br>Further emphasizes the youthful vigor and potential for destruction inherent in Babylon's forces.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching event in this chapter, where God declares the impending downfall of Babylon due to its pride and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_power.htm">The Illusion of Power</a></b><br>Babylon's roar symbolizes its perceived invincibility, yet God reminds us that earthly power is temporary and subject to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's judgment on Babylon serves as a reminder that He will hold nations accountable for their actions, ensuring justice prevails.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Like Babylon, individuals and nations can fall into the trap of pride, believing in their own strength rather than relying on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the apparent strength of worldly powers, God remains in control, orchestrating events according to His divine plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The fall of Babylon offers hope to those oppressed by unjust systems, assuring them that God will ultimately deliver justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_feel_abandoned_if_god_is_with_you.htm">Why do you feel abandoned when God is with you?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_blasphemy.htm">How does the Bible describe lions' strength and power?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_19_2-9_align_with_judah's_exiles.htm">How can Ezekiel 19:2-9 be harmonized with the historical records of Judah's exiles, given the imagery of lion cubs taken captive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bear_with_one_another'_mean.htm">Is the lion inherently righteous?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) <span class= "bld">They shall roar together like lions . . .</span>--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" (<a href="/amos/3-4.htm" title="Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?">Amos 3:4</a>) 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.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 38-49.</span> - Fall of Babylon; joy of the whole world. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 38, 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall roar .... In their heat;</span> rather, <span class="accented">They may roar...</span> (<span class="accented">yet</span>) <span class="accented">when they wax warm</span> (<span class="accented">with lust</span>) <span class="accented">I will prepare.</span> The banquet which Jehovah will prepare is the "cup of bewilderment" spoken of in <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Psalm 60:3</a>; comp. <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> a calamitous judgment). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will roar</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁאָ֑גוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·’ā·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7580.htm">Strong's 7580: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rumble, moan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּ֖ו</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like young lions;</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּכְּפִרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(kak·kə·p̄i·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3715.htm">Strong's 3715: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, a young lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will growl</span><br /><span class="heb">נָעֲר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·‘ă·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5286.htm">Strong's 5286: </a> </span><span class="str2">To growl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like lion</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָיֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rā·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubs.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּגוֹרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḡō·w·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cub, of the lion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:38 They shall roar together like young lions (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>