Jeremiah 4:7

A lion-like enemy had left its home to desolate Judah and its cities, and this enemy would succeed in driving out the inhabitants of these towns (cf. 1 Peter 5:8). As noted previously, one of the symbols of Babylon was the lion. [Note: See Harrison, Jeremiah and . . ., p. 70, and see the discussions of the foe from the north in Thompson, pp. 86-87; Kidner, pp. 38-39; or Feinberg, p. 406.]