Jeremiah 12:7-9

The Voice

⁷     I have turned away My house,
        abandoned My heritage;
    I have given My deeply beloved one over to her enemies.
⁸     My very own people have acted toward Me like a lion in the wild,
        roaring at Me in defiance. For this, I hate her.
⁹     Have My own people become like colorful vultures?
        Are birds of prey circling all around them?^[a]
    Gather the wild beasts and bring them on to devour My beloved.