Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Jeremiah 5:6
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Jeremiah5:6
6. lion ... wolf ... leopard--the strongest, the most ravenous, and the swiftest, respectively, of beasts: illustrating the formidable character of the Babylonians.
of the evenings--Others not so well translate, of the deserts. The plural means that it goes forth every evening to seek its prey (Psa 104:20; Ha 1:8; Zep 3:3).
leopard ... watch ... cities--(Ho 13:7). It shall lie in wait about their cities.
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