Jeremiah 12:7-9

Easy-to-Read Version

⁷ “I have abandoned my house.
    I have left my own property.^[a]
I have given Judah, the one I love,
    to her enemies.
⁸ My own people turned against me like a wild lion.
    They roared at me, so I turned away from them.
⁹ 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.