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My own people turned against me like a wild lion.
    They roared at me, so I turned away from them.
My own people have become like
    a dying animal surrounded by vultures.
These birds are circling around her.
    Come on, wild animals.
    Come get something to eat.
10 Many shepherds have ruined my vineyard.
    They have trampled the plants in my field.
    They have made my beautiful field a desert.

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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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