King James Version

Jeremiah 51:38

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.

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יַחְדָּ֖וyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.כַּכְּפִרִ֣יםkakfirimas lionכְּפִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as lion”, the ordinary formH3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)(young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).יִשְׁאָ֑גוּyishagvroarשָׁאַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “roar”, an unfinished actionH7580to rumble or moan[idiom] mightily, roar.נָעֲר֖וּnaarvyellנָעַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “yell”, a completed actionH5286to growlyell.כְּגוֹרֵ֥יkegoreas whelpגּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as whelp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1484{a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion}whelp.אֲרָיֽוֹתarayotlionאֲרִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' whelps.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions’ whelps.

Young’s Literal Translation

Together as young lions they roar, They have shaken themselves as lions' whelps.

World English Bible

They will roar together like young lions. They will growl as lions’ cubs.

Darby Translation

They shall roar together like young lions, growl as lions' whelps.

Douay-Rheims

They shall roar together like lions, they shall shake their manes like young lions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)