New International Version (NIV)
38Like a lion he will leave his lair,
and their land will become desolate
because of the sword of the oppressor
and because of the Lord’s fierce anger.
Jeremiah 25:38
Jeremiah 25:38 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
38“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.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
38“He has left His lair like the lion;
For their land has become a horror
Because of the fierceness of the oppressor
And because of the Lord’sfierce anger.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
38He has left His den like a lion,
for their land has been made a desolation
by the sword of the oppressor,
and because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
American Standard Version (ASV)
38He 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
38He hath forsaken his couert, as the lyon: for their land is waste, because of the wrath of the oppressor, and because of ye wrath of his indignatio.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
38He has left his covert, as the lion;
for their land has become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppression,
and because of his fierce anger.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
38Like a lion he will leave his den.
The land of those leaders will become a desert.
That’s because the sword of the Lord brings great harm.
His anger will burn against them.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
38The Lord will come out,
like a lion that comes out of its cave.
He will make their land a terrible place.
Cruel armies will destroy the land,
because of the Lord's great anger.’
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
38He has forsaken His covert as a young lion, || Surely their land has become a desolation, || Because of the oppressing fierceness, || And because of the fierceness of His anger!”