Jer 2:15 | NETfull | 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. ^{▼▼ Heb “Lions shout over him, they give out [raise] their voices.”} ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ Heb “without inhabitant.”}