Ésaïe 5:29

29 Il a le rugissement de la lionne; il rugit comme les lionceaux; il gronde, et saisit la proie; il l'emporte, et nul ne la sauve.

Ésaïe 5:29 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 5:29

Their roaring [shall be] like a lion
When engaged in war, just seizing on their prey. The phrase denotes their fierceness and cruelty, and the horror they should inject into the hearts of their enemies: they shall roar like young lions;
that are hungry, and almost famished, and in sight of their prey; see ( Job 4:10 ) : yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey;
seize it with great noise and greediness: and shall carry [it] away safe;
into their own den, the country from whence they come: and none shall deliver [it];
this shows that respect is had; not to the Babylonish captivity, from whence there was a deliverance in a few years; but the Roman captivity, from thence there is no deliverance as yet to this day.

Ésaïe 5:29 In-Context

27 Nul n'est fatigué, nul ne chancelle; nul ne sommeille ni ne dort; nul n'a la ceinture de ses reins déliée, ni la courroie de ses souliers rompue.
28 Ses flèches sont aiguës; tous ses arcs sont tendus; le sabot de ses chevaux ressemble au caillou, et ses roues à l'ouragan.
29 Il a le rugissement de la lionne; il rugit comme les lionceaux; il gronde, et saisit la proie; il l'emporte, et nul ne la sauve.
30 En ce jour-là, il grondera contre Juda, comme gronde la mer. Qu'on regarde vers la terre: voici les ténèbres et l'angoisse; la lumière est obscurcie par les nuées.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.