Jer 5:6 | JFB | STEP | 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 ( ; ; ). leopard ... watch ... cities-- ( ). It shall lie in wait about their cities.

‏ Jeremiah 5:6

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.