Jeremiah 12:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 12:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.

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KJV

King James Version

Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

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WEB

World English Bible

My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me. Therefore I have hated her.

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ASV

American Standard Version

My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 12

⁶ Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.

⁷ I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies.

⁸ My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.

⁹ Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.

¹⁰ Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.

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