My inheritance has behaved toward me
like a lion in the forest.
She has roared against me.
Therefore, I hate her.(A)
Is my inheritance like a hyena[a] to me?
Are birds of prey circling her?
Go, gather all the wild animals;(B)
bring them to devour her.
10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard;
they have trampled my plot of land.(C)
They have turned my desirable plot
into a desolate wasteland.

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  1. 12:9 Hb obscure

My inheritance has become to me
    like a lion(A) in the forest.
She roars at me;
    therefore I hate her.(B)
Has not my inheritance become to me
    like a speckled bird of prey
    that other birds of prey surround and attack?
Go and gather all the wild beasts;
    bring them to devour.(C)
10 Many shepherds(D) will ruin my vineyard
    and trample down my field;
they will turn my pleasant field
    into a desolate wasteland.(E)

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