Jeremiah 12:8-10

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁸ My heritage has become to me
    like a lion in the forest;
she has lifted up her voice against me—
    therefore I hate her.
⁹ Is the hyena greedy^[a] for my heritage at my command?
    Are the birds of prey all around her?
Go, assemble all the wild animals;
    bring them to devour her.
¹⁰ Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard,
    they have trampled down my portion,
they have made my pleasant portion
    a desolate wilderness.