The lion] Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, 2 Kings 24:1. so tearmed, for his force and fiercenesse, Pro. 30. 30, 31. Chap. 2. 15. & 5. 6. Ezekiel 19:2. Daniel 7:4. 2 Tim. 4. 17. is come up from his thicket] From Babylon his strongest hold, and chief place of residence, Daniel 4:30. See Chap. 25. 38. the destroyer of the Gentiles] By whom God hath destroyed many nations already, 2 Kings 24:7. Chap. 50. 23. & 51. 20. and will destroy thee, Chap. 23. 7. is on his way] For Jerusalem, Ezekiel 21:21-22. and thy cities shall be laid wast, without an inhabitant] Or, that thy cities may be laid wast, or, be overgrown with grasse, (Isaiah 37:26.) because no man dwelleth in thee. Chap. 2. 15. & 9. 11.