The peaceful folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
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The peaceful folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
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And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
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And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
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Passages linked to Jeremiah 25:37 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Isaiah 27:10-11 For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness. The calf will feed there, and there he will lie down, and consume its branches. When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.
- Isaiah 32:14 For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain He goes on with the same subject, that the…
He goes on with the same subject, that the tents, previously tranquil, would perish or be destroyed. And he designedly calls their dwellings peaceable; for the Jews, having found that their enemies had not before disturbed them, still promised to themselves the same good fortune in future.
And the faithful indeed do act thus rightly, and justly conclude from God’s previous benefits that he will be kind to them as he had ever been so; but hypocrites, though they repent not, yet absurdly think that God is bound to them; and though they daily provoke his wrath, they yet securely continue in their confidence of having peace. Since God then had until that time deferred the grievousness of his wrath, the Prophet says, that though their tents had been peaceable, yet they could not be exempted from destruction as soon as the indignation of God’s wrath went forth. It might have been enough to make use of one of these words, either of חרון, cherun, or of אף, aph; but the Prophet used the two, indignation and wrath, in order that he might fill the wicked with more terror; for as they were obstinate in their wickedness, so they were not moved except God doubled his strokes and set forth the extremity of his wrath. It follows, —
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, peaceable.
Hebrew, peaceable.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jer 25:37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down…
Jer 25:37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
Ver. 37. And the peaceable habitations.] Heb., The habitations or folds of peace. The fierce anger of the Lord hath unrooted them, their dwellings are demolished.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That is, the places where these great men were…
That is, the places where these great men were wont to live splendidly, and dwell peaceably and securely, shall be as surely destroyed, through the Lord’s anger, as if it were already done.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He hath forsaken his covert as a lion,.... Which…
He hath forsaken his covert as a lion,.... Which some understand of God leaving Jerusalem, or the temple, where he dwelt; who, while he made it his residence, protected it; but when he forsook it, it became exposed to the enemy. Kimchi says it may be understood of the destruction of the first temple by Nebuchadnezzar; but he thinks it is most correct to interpret it of the destruction of the second temple; that is, by the Romans, when it was left desolate by Christ, the Lion of the tribe of Judah. But it may be understood of Nebuchadnezzar leaving Babylon, his den, and ranging about like a lion for his prey; see Jer 4:7. So the Targum,
"and a king has removed from his tower or fortress;''
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and the land is desolate; the land of Judea, or whatsoever country he comes into with his army; that, or Egypt, or any other:
because of the fierceness of the oppressor; the tyrant Nebuchadnezzar; or "oppressing sword" (w), as some supply it, it being feminine; and so the Targum,
"from before the sword of the enemy.''
Some render it, "because of the fierceness of the dove"; so the Vulgate Latin; and understand it of the Babylonians or Chaldeans; who, as the Romans had an eagle, they had the dove on their standards or ensigns; which they received from the Assyrians, when they succeeded them in their monarchy; and those from Semiramis their first queen, who had it, it is said, on her standard (x); and was retained in honour of her, and in memory of her being nourished by a dove, and turned into one after her death, as commonly believed (y); and who had her name, as is affirmed (z), from the word "semira", signifying, in the Chaldee language, the song or cooing of the dove; but fierceness ill agrees with the dove, which is a meek and harmless creature;
and because of his fierce anger; either of God, or of the king of Babylon his instrument, in destroying nations; not Judea only, but many others.
(w) "gladii opprimentis", Junius & Tremellius; "gladii abripientis", Piscator. So Gataker and Ben Melech. (x) R. David Gantz, Tzemach David, par. 2. fol. 4. 1. Vid. Lydium, de Re Militare, l. 3. c. 7. p. 83, 84. (y) Vid. Diodor. Sicul l. 2. p. 92, 107. Ed. Rhodoman. (z) R. Azarias, Meor, Enayim, c. 21. fol. 89. 2. Vid Selden, De Dieu, Syris, l. 2. c. 3. p. 275.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The peaceable habitations - The pastures of peace, the…
The peaceable habitations - The pastures of peace, the peaceable fields where the flocks lately dwelt in security. See Jer 25:30 note.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Silent. The places where you fed your flocks so…
Silent. The places where you fed your flocks so delightfully, are laid waste.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain habitations--rather, carrying out the image "pastures" (see on Jer…
habitations--rather, carrying out the image "pastures" (see on Jer 25:30). The pasturages where, peaceably and without incursion of wild beasts, the flocks have fed, shall be destroyed; that is, the regions where, heretofore, there was peace and security (alluding to the name Salem, or Jerusalem, "possessing peace").
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 37. The peaceable habitations — Literally, the pastures of…
37. The peaceable habitations — Literally, the pastures of peace, where the flocks feed and lie down without fear or disturbance.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 37. Co. for metrical reasons transfers the last two…
37. Co. for metrical reasons transfers the last two clauses of Jer_25:38 to end Jer_25:35. He also omits the second part of Jer_25:37, joining “and the peaceable … silence” to Jer_25:36.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (37) Peaceable habitations.—Better, as before (Jer_25:30), peaceful pastures.
(37) Peaceable habitations.—Better, as before (Jer_25:30), peaceful pastures.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 So the peaceful pastures will be devastated
So the peaceful pastures will be devastated
Yahweh continues to speak of the leaders of Israel as if they were shepherds. Here he speaks of the nation as the "pastures" in which they think they live peacefully. (See: Metaphor)
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the peaceful pastures will be devastated because of Yahweh's fierce anger
This can be put into active form. AT: "Yahweh will devastate the peaceful pastures because of he extremely angry" (See: Active or Passive)
Like a young lion, he has left his den
Yahweh punishing his people in his extreme wrath is spoken of as if Yahweh were a lion who leaves his den in search of prey. (See: Metaphor)
their land will become a horror
The word "horror" may be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "their land will become something that horrifies people" (See: Abstract Nouns)
the oppressor's anger
This refers to the anger of Israel's enemies.
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peace
anger
wrath
lions
horror
oppress
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 25:37-38 The Lord’s judgment would be so terrifying that…
25:37-38 The Lord’s judgment would be so terrifying that it would be like a strong lion seeking its prey. As the object of the Lord’s fierce anger, the nations would be helpless.
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