Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
So prophesy all these words against them and tell them: The LORD will roar from heaven above and speak from his holy dwelling place. He will roar powerfully over his land. He will shout like workers who stomp grapes in the winepress, and his shout will be against all the people of the earth.
God is declaring that he will roar in judgment from heaven like a mighty lion, shouting his verdict against all the nations of the world.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah spoke this prophecy around 605 BC during the reign of King Jehoiakim, when Babylon was rising to power and threatening Judah. This verse comes at the end of a lengthy prophecy about God's judgment coming upon all nations, not just Israel, through the Babylonian invasion. The imagery of God 'roaring' reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of divine judgment as a cosmic event.
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