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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. There are two possible meanings: 1. "Wild animals will come and kill people." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]) 2. An enemy army will come and kill people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## thicket ##
a set of bushes that grew closely together.
## wolf ##
a wild dangerous dog
## lurking ##
"waiting"
## panther ##
a large wild dangerous cat
## unlimited ##
not able to be counted