Jer 2:15 | NET2full | STEP | Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste ; his cities have been burned down and deserted .

‏ Jeremiah 2:15

15 Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him;
they raise their voices in triumph. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Lions shout over him; they give out [raise] their voices.”} ^{▼▼sn The reference to lions is here a metaphor for the Assyrians (and later the Babylonians; see Jer 50:17). The statement about lions roaring over their prey implies that the prey has been vanquished.}
They have laid his land waste;
his cities have been burned down and deserted. ^{▼▼tn Heb “without inhabitant.”}