Jeremiah 4:7

“The lion is come up from his thicket, etc.] Meaning Nebuchadnezzarf90, from Babylon, who is compared to a lion for his strength, fierceness, and cruelty; (see <245017>Jeremiah 50:17) so the Roman emperor is called a lion, (<550417>2 Timothy 4:17), agreeably to this the Targum paraphrases it, “a king is gone from his fortress;” or tower; and the Syriac version, “a certain most powerful king is about to go up as a lion out of his wood:” and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he who had conquered and destroyed other nations not a few, and these mighty and strong; and therefore the Jews could not expect but to be destroyed by him. This tyrant was a type of antichrist, whose name is…”

“lion--Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans (Jer 2:15; Jer 5:6; Dan 7:14). his thicket--lair; Babylon. destroyer of the Gentiles--rather, "the nations" (Jer 25:9).”

“Rather, A “lion”... a “destroyer” of nations: a metaphor descriptive of the impending calamity. A lion is just rousing himself from his lair, but no common one. It is destroyer, not of men, but of nations. Is on his way - literally, “has broken up his encampment.” Jeremiah uses a military term strictly referring to the striking of tents in preparation for the march. Without an inhabitant - The final stage of destruction, actually reached in the utter depopulation of Judaea consequent upon Gedaliah’s murder. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The lion - Nebuchadnezzar, so called from his fierceness and strength. Jeremiah 4:9”

“4:7 The coming army of Babylonian soldiers was like a cruel and vicious lion (see 2:15). With power and savagery, it would wipe out everything, leaving houses empty and in ruins (25:9, 38; 50:17; 2 Kgs 24:1; Isa 1:7; 6:11; Ezek 26:7-10; Dan 7:4).”

“lion: Jer 5:6, Jer 25:38, Jer 49:19, Jer 50:17, Jer 50:44; Kg2 24:1, Kg2 25:1; Dan 7:4 destroyer: Jer 25:9, Jer 27:8; Eze 21:19-21, Eze 26:7-10, Eze 30:10, Eze 30:11; Dan 5:19 to: Jer 2:15, Jer 9:11, Jer 26:9, Jer 33:10, Jer 34:22; Isa 1:7, Isa 5:9, Isa 6:11 Jeremiah 4:8”