Jeremiah 25:38 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

"He has left His hiding place like the lion; For their land has become a horror Because of the fierceness of the oppressing [sword] And because of His fierce anger."

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He has left His shelter like the lion; for their land has become a waste and an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressor and because of [the Lord's] fierce anger.

American Standard Version (1901)

He hath left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing sword, and because of his fierce anger.

Common English Bible

The lion is on the prowl, and the land is reduced to nothing, because of the fierce sword, because of his fierce anger.

Catholic Public Domain Version

He has abandoned those he sheltered like a lion. For the earth has become a desolation before the face of the anger of the dove, and before the face of the fury of the Lord.