They have roared at him like lions; they have made his land a desert, and his towns lie in ruins, completely abandoned.

The Babylonians all roar like lions and growl like lion cubs.

The LORD says, "All their evildoing began in Gilgal. It was there that I began to hate them. And because of the evil they have done, I will drive them out of my land. I will not love them any more; all their leaders have rebelled against me.

The Sovereign LORD Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."

I lost patience with three other shepherds, who hated me, and I got rid of them all in a single month.