Jeremiah 25:36

36 A voice--the cry ¹of the shepherds, ²and the wail of the lords of the flock! For the LORD is laying waste their pasture,

Jeremiah 25:36 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 25:36

And a voice of the cry of the shepherds
Or of the kings, as the Targum: and an howling of the principal of the flock, [shall be heard];
of the mighty of the people, as the same; what is before called for is here represented as in fact, because of the certainty of it: for the Lord hath spoiled their pastures:
their kingdoms, provinces, cities, and towns; or their people, as the Targum, among whom they lived, and by whom they were supported; still keeping up the metaphor of the shepherd and flock. This the Lord is said to do because he suffered it to be done, yea, ordered it to be done, as a punishment for their sins.

Jeremiah 25:36 In-Context

34 "Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll in ashes, you lords of the flock, for the days of your slaughter and dispersion have come, and you shall fall like a choice vessel.

35 No refuge will remain for the shepherds, nor escape for the lords of the flock.

36 A voice--the cry of the shepherds, and the wail of the lords of the flock! For the LORD is laying waste their pasture,

37 and the peaceful folds are devastated because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

38 Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste because of the sword of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger."

Cross References

• 1. [See ver. 35 above]
• 2. Jeremiah 4:8