Jeremiah 12:8-10

Expanded Bible

⁸ My ·people [^Linheritance] have become to me
    like a lion in the forest.
They ·roar [^Lgive forth their voice] at me,
    so I hate them.
⁹ My people have become to me
    like a ·speckled bird [or hyena’s lair] attacked on all sides by ·hawks [birds of prey].
Go, gather the ·wild animals [^Lbeasts of the field].
    Bring them to get something to eat.
¹⁰ Many shepherds [^Cthe leaders of Judah] have ruined my vineyards
    and trampled ·the plants in my field [^Lmy portion].
They have turned my ·beautiful [precious; coveted; treasured] ·field [^Lportion]
    into an empty ·desert [wilderness].