Jeremiah 25:36

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Listen to the cries of the shepherds, as the LORD's burning anger turns peaceful meadows into barren deserts. The LORD has abandoned his people like a lion leaving its den.

Cross References

Jeremiah 18:22

These people have dug pits and set traps for me, LORD. Make them scream in fear when you send enemy troops to attack their homes.

Jeremiah 25:34

The LORD's people are his flock, and you leaders were the shepherds. But now it's your turn to be butchered like sheep. You'll shatter like fine pottery dropped on the floor. So roll on the ground, crying and mourning.

Jeremiah 25:35

You have nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

Jeremiah 4:8

Then I said to the people of Israel, “Put on sackcloth! Mourn and cry out, ‘The LORD is still angry with us.’ ”

Zechariah 11:3

Listen! Shepherds are crying. Their glorious pastures have been ruined. Listen! Lions are roaring. The forests of the Jordan Valley are no more to be found.