Commentary for Jeremiah 4:7
עָלָ֤ה אַרְיֵה֙ מִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹ וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית גּוֹיִ֔ם נָסַ֖ע יָצָ֣א מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ לָשׂ֤וּם אַרְצֵךְ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה עָרַ֥יִךְ תִּצֶּ֖ינָה מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃
A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations is set out, gone forth from his place; to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
Rashi on Jeremiah
A lion has come up That is Nebuchadnezzar.
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Rashi on Jeremiah
from his thicket It is customary for a lion to lie in wait in the thickets of the forest (espaises in O.F.).
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Rashi on Jeremiah
will be desolate Heb. תצינה, an expression of desolation.
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