The promise that they shall go after the LORD and he shall roar like a lion indicates that God will call Israel back to covenant relationship and that Israel will follow. The roar of the lion suggests both the fearsome and compelling nature of the divine call. This verse shifts from judgment to restoration, suggesting that the roar that announces judgment will become the call that gathers the scattered people. The image of following after the roar suggests responsive obedience.

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