## So the peaceful pastures will be devastated ##

"the peaceful pastures" is an expression for all the people in Israel. God will destroy the whole nation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## Like a young lion, he has left his den, for ##

Unlike other references where God is viewed as a protective lion toward Israel, here, God is pouring out his judgment on Israel. AT: "Yahweh is coming and" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])