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My people have become
    like a lion in the forest to me.
They roar at me.
    So I hate them.
My people have become to me
    like a speckled bird attacked by hawks.
Go, gather the wild animals!
    Bring them to get something to eat.
10 Many shepherds will ruin my vineyards.
    They will walk on the plants in my field.
They will turn my beautiful field
    into an empty 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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