Jeremiah 5:6

New Century Version

So a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the desert will kill them. A leopard is waiting for them near their towns. It will tear to pieces anyone who comes out of the city, because the people of Judah have sinned greatly. They have wandered away from the Lord many times.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:14

Also, all the leaders of the priests and the people of Judah became more wicked, following the evil example of the other nations. The Lord had made the Temple in Jerusalem holy, but the leaders made it unholy.

Ezra 10:10

Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful and have married non-Jewish women. You have made Israel more guilty.

Ezra 9:6

I prayed, “My God, I am too ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to you, my God, because our sins are so many. They are higher than our heads. Our guilt even reaches up to the sky.

Job 10:16

If I hold up my head, you hunt me like a lion and again show your terrible power against me.

Psalm 104:20

You make it dark, and it becomes night. Then all the wild animals creep around.

Psalm 80:13

Like wild pigs they walk over us; like wild animals they feed on us.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. They all accept money for doing wrong, and they are paid to cheat people. They don’t seek justice for the orphans or listen to the widows’ needs.

Isaiah 59:12

We have done many wrong things against our God; our sins show we are wrong. We know we have turned against God; we know the evil things we have done:

Jeremiah 14:7

We know that we suffer because of our sins. Lord, do something to help us for the good of your name. We have left you many times; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 2:15

Enemies have roared like lions at Israel; they have growled at Israel. They have destroyed the land of Israel. The cities of Israel lie in ruins, and all the people have left.

Jeremiah 2:17

Haven’t you brought this on yourselves by turning away from the Lord your God when he was leading you in the right way?

Jeremiah 2:19

Your evil will bring punishment to you, and the wrong you have done will teach you a lesson. Think about it and understand that it is a terrible evil to turn away from the Lord your God. It is wrong not to fear me,” says the Lord God All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 2:31

“People of Judah, pay attention to the word of the Lord: Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel or like a dark and dangerous land? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to wander. We won’t come to you anymore’?

Jeremiah 25:38

Like a lion, he has left his den. Their land has been destroyed because of the terrible war he brought, because of his fierce anger.

Jeremiah 30:14

All those nations who were your friends have forgotten you. They don’t care about you. I have hurt you as an enemy would. I punished you very hard, because your guilt was so great and your sins were so many.

Jeremiah 30:15

Why are you crying out about your injury? There is no cure for your pain. I did these things to you because of your great guilt, because of your many sins.

Jeremiah 30:24

The Lord will stay angry until he finishes punishing the people. He will stay angry until he finishes the punishment he planned. When that day comes, you will understand this.

Jeremiah 4:7

A lion has come out of his den; a destroyer of nations has begun to march. He has left his home to destroy your land. Your towns will be destroyed with no one left to live in them.

Jeremiah 49:19

“Like a lion coming up from the thick bushes near the Jordan River to attack a strong pen for sheep, I will suddenly chase Edom from its land. Who is the one I have chosen to do this? There is no one like me, no one who can take me to court. None of their leaders can stand up against me.”

Jeremiah 8:5

Why, then, have the people of Jerusalem gone the wrong way and not turned back? They believe their own lies and refuse to turn around and come back.

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the birds in the sky know the right times to do things. The storks, doves, swifts, and thrushes know when it is time to migrate. But my people don’t know what the Lord wants them to do.

Lamentations 1:5

Her foes are now her masters. Her enemies enjoy the wealth they have taken. The Lord is punishing her for her many sins. Her children have gone away as captives of the enemy.

Ezekiel 16:25

You built a place of worship at the beginning of every street. You made your beauty hateful, offering your body for sex to anyone who passed by, so your sexual sins became worse and worse.

Ezekiel 22:27

Like wolves tearing a dead animal, Jerusalem’s leaders have killed people for profit.

Ezekiel 23:19

But she remembered how she was a young prostitute in Egypt, so she took part in even more prostitution.

Daniel 7:4

“The first animal looked like a lion, but had wings like an eagle. I watched this animal until its wings were torn off. It was lifted from the ground so that it stood up on two feet like a human, and it was given the mind of a human.

Daniel 7:6

“After that, I looked, and there before me was another animal. This animal looked like a leopard with four wings on its back that looked like a bird’s wings. This animal had four heads and was given power to rule.

Hosea 5:14

I will be like a lion to Israel, like a young lion to Judah. I will attack them and tear them to pieces. I will drag them off, and no one will be able to save them.

Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses are faster than leopards and quicker than wolves at sunset. Their horse soldiers attack quickly; they come from places far away. They attack quickly, like an eagle swooping down for food.

Zephaniah 3:3

Its officers are like roaring lions. Its rulers are like hungry wolves that attack in the evening, and in the morning nothing is left of those they attacked.

Numbers 32:14

and now you are acting just like your ancestors! You sinful people are making the Lord even more angry with Israel.

Revelation 13:2

This beast looked like a leopard, with feet like a bear’s feet and a mouth like a lion’s mouth. And the dragon gave the beast all of his power and his throne and great authority.