Jeremiah 2:15
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 4:7, almost identical language appears: a lion, land waste, cities without inhabitant — a clear parallel within the same book.
Jeremiah 5:6 uses lions and wild animals as judgment agents, directly paralleling the lions roaring in Jeremiah 2:15.
Jeremiah 44:22 uses the same 'land waste, without inhabitant' language, showing the result of persistent evil deeds.
In Jeremiah 51:38, the same 'roaring lions' imagery describes Babylon's judgment, echoing the threat against Israel here.
Jeremiah 6:8 warns of becoming 'an uninhabited land', echoing the same desolation from sin.
Jeremiah 12:8 uses the lion image differently: Israel becomes a lion against God, not a victim.
Jeremiah 4:16 warns of besiegers raising their voice — the same threat that leads to the waste described here.
Jeremiah 9:11 describes Jerusalem as a heap of ruins and desolate, matching the outcome of the lions' attack.
Jeremiah 25:30 has the LORD roaring against his fold, while Jeremiah 2:15 has enemy lions — a shift from human to divine roar.
Jeremiah 33:10 acknowledges the same desolation ('without man or beast') as the starting point for a restoration promise.
In Jeremiah 34:22, the LORD promises to make Judah's cities a desolation without inhabitant, echoing the same judgment.
Zephaniah 3:6 declares cities made desolate 'without an inhabitant', identical to the judgment in Jeremiah.
In Hosea 13:8, God devours like a lion — reinforcing the same theme of God using lion-like destruction against Israel.
In Hosea 13:7, God becomes a lion to ambush Israel — another instance of lion imagery for divine judgment on His people.
In Hosea 11:10, God roars like a lion to gather His people — the opposite purpose from the destructive roaring here.
In Hosea 5:14, God Himself becomes a lion who tears Israel — same judgment imagery, but with God as the lion instead of enemy nations.
Isaiah 6:11 echoes with 'cities waste without inhabitant, land desolate' — same judgment theme.
In Isaiah 5:29, foreign armies roar like lions and carry off prey — directly mirroring the invaders that devastate Israel here.
Isaiah 5:9 parallels the desolation: 'houses without inhabitant' as divine judgment for sin.
In Isaiah 1:7, the same devastation is described — land desolate, cities burned — directly echoing the judgment scene here.
Ezekiel 5:14 similarly speaks of making Israel a desolation and reproach among nations, expanding the judgment.
Ezekiel 6:6 uses similar 'laid waste' language for high places, connecting to the land's devastation here.
In Psalm 57:4, David compares enemies to lions — a similar metaphor for attackers, but personal rather than national.
In Job 4:10, the lions' roaring is broken — contrasting with Jeremiah where roaring lions succeed in devastating the land.