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Yahweh will roar
Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh shouting very loudly as if he were roaring like a lion. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
from the heights
This phrase is a metonym for heaven. AT: "from heaven" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
he will roar mightily against his fold
Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh as if he were a lion and his people were a flock of sheep. The people will be helpless when Yahweh comes to punish them, as sheep are helpless when a lion attacks. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
those who tread the grapes
This refers to people who crush grapes in a winepress with their feet in order to make wine.
to the ends of the earth
This is an idiom that means the farthest places on the earth. By referencing both ends, it refers to everywhere in between. AT: "to the farthest places on the earth" or "to everywhere on earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)
on all flesh
Here the word "flesh" represents humanity. AT: "on all mankind" or "on all people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
the wicked ones he will put to the sword
Here the word "sword" represents war, in which soldiers use swords as weapons, and "put to the sword" represents causing people to die in battle. AT: "He will cause wicked people to die in battle" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)