Jer 25:38, 46:16 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

c[See ver. 37 above]

Jeremiah 25:38

38 Like a lion ^ahe has left his lair,
for their land has become a waste
because of ^bthe sword of the oppressor,
^cand because of his fierce anger.”

Jeremiah 46:16

16 He made many stumble, ^dand they fell,
and they said one to another,
‘Arise, and let us go back to our own people
and to the land of our birth,
^ebecause of the sword of the oppressor.’