Jeremiah 25:38
He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 25:12, within the same prophecy, specifies the judgment on Babylon after 70 years — the same 'horror' for their land.
In Jeremiah 4:7, the lion leaving its thicket to make the land desolate is the same metaphor used here for God's judgment.
In Jeremiah 49:19, God comes up like a lion from the Jordan against the strong, exactly paralleling the lion metaphor here.
In Jeremiah 50:44, the same lion-from-Jordan imagery recurs against Babylon, directly echoing this verse's metaphor.
In Jeremiah 44:22, the same reason for desolation—God's wrath due to sin—is reiterated, linking divine abandonment to covenant unfaithfulness.
In Hosea 5:14, God uses the same lion metaphor for judgment — tearing and leaving, echoing the lion leaving his lair here.
Hosea 13:7 also portrays God as a lion and leopard attacking — parallel to the lion leaving its lair in judgment.
Hosea 13:8 continues the predator imagery — a bear and lion tearing prey — parallel to God's fierce anger in Jeremiah.
Leviticus 26:32 describes the land being devastated, appalling enemies — parallel to the horror on the land in Jeremiah's judgment.
Hosea 11:10 depicts the Lord roaring like a lion to gather his children — contrasting with the lion leaving in judgment here.