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Commentary for Jeremiah 2:15

עָלָיו֙ יִשְׁאֲג֣וּ כְפִרִ֔ים נָתְנ֖וּ קוֹלָ֑ם וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּ אַרְצוֹ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה עָרָ֥יו נצתה [נִצְּת֖וּ] מִבְּלִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃

The young lions have roared upon him, and let their voice resound; and they have made his land desolate, his cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.

Rashi on Jeremiah

roar roar, a present tense.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

young lions Symbolic of kings.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

were burnt were burnt with fire.
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