Holy Scripture

Jeremiah 4:8

A church father on this verse
“"A lion has gone up," then, "from his lair." Where? When? He is fallen below, he has gone down into the lowest parts of the earth. "A lion has gone up from his lair." You are a man, you are higher than the devil; for you are stronger than he, whatever sort you may be; he, because of his wickedness, is below. "A lion h…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON JEREMIAH 5

Source: Septuagint

Original

8For these things gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, and howl: for the anger of the Lord is not turned away from you.

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6Gather up your wares and flee to Zion: hasten, stay not: for I will bring evils from the north, and great destruction.

7The lion is gone up from his lair, he has roused himself to the destruction of the nations, and has gone forth out of his place, to make the land desolate; and the cities shall be destroyed, so as to be without inhabitant.

— Jeremiah 4:8 —

9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be amazed, and the prophets shall wonder.

10And I said, O sovereign Lord, verily thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, There shall be peace; whereas behold, the sword has reached even to their soul.

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