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So I said
Jeremiah is speaking.
But they all broke their yoke together; they all tore apart the chains that bound them to God.
The yoke and chains represent the law which bind God and his people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
So a lion ... A wolf ... A lurking panther
These are dangerous animals that can kill people. Possible meanings are that 1) this really is about wild animals killing people or 2) these wild animals are metaphors for enemy armies. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
So a lion ... A wolf ... A lurking panther ... torn apart
One possible meaning is that these are metaphors for enemy armies who will attack Judah. AT: "Like a lion from the thicket, a wolf from the Arabah, and a lurking panther, enemy armies will come against their cities, attack them, and destroy them. Anyone who goes outside his city will be killed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
thicket
a set of bushes that grew closely together.
wolf
a large wild dangerous dog
lurking
watching for an opportunity to attack
panther
a large wild dangerous cat
For their transgressions increase
The abstract noun "transgressions" can be translated with the verb "sin." AT: "For they sin much" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
Their acts of faithlessness are unlimited
The abstract nouns in "acts of faithlessness" can be translated as "the faithless things they do." AT: "The faithless things they do are many" or "They do many faithless things" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)