Jeremiah 12:8-10

New Catholic Bible

⁸ My own people have become to me
    like a lion in the forest;
they have threatened me incessantly,
    and therefore, I despise them.
⁹ Why has my land become a lair for hyenas,
    with birds of prey hovering on every side?
Go forth and gather all the wild beasts
    so that they may assemble for the feast.
¹⁰ My shepherds have ravaged my vineyard
    and trampled my heritage underfoot.
They have made the plot of land that is my delight
    into a desolate wilderness.