My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest;
It cries out against Me;
Therefore I have (A)hated it.
My [a]heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture;
The vultures all around are against her.
Come, assemble all the beasts of the field,
(B)Bring them to devour!

10 “Many (C)rulers[b] have destroyed (D)My vineyard,
They have (E)trodden My portion underfoot;
They have made My [c]pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:9 inheritance
  2. Jeremiah 12:10 Lit. shepherds or pastors
  3. Jeremiah 12:10 desired portion of land

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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