Kejadian 30:41

30:41 When the stronger females were in heat, ¹  Jacob would set up the branches in the troughs in front of the flock, so they would mate near the branches.

Yeremia 2:24

2:24 You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness.

In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. ² 

No one can hold her back when she is in heat.

None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her.

At mating time she is easy to find. ³ 

[30:41]  ¹ tn Heb “and at every breeding-heat of the flock.”

[2:24]  ² tn The words “to get the scent of a male” are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[2:24]  ³ sn The metaphor is intended to depict Israel’s irrepressible desire to worship other gods.