Jeremiah 12:8

8 My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She roars at me; therefore I hate her.

Jeremiah 12:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
ESV
8 My heritage has become to me like a lion in the forest; she has lifted up her voice against me; therefore I hate her.
NLT
8 My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them with contempt.
MSG
8 She's been, this one I held dear, like a snarling lion in the jungle, Growling and baring her teeth at me - and I can't take it anymore.
CSB
8 My inheritance has acted toward Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me. Therefore, I hate her.

Jeremiah 12:8 In-Context

6 Your relatives, members of your own family— even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
7 “I will forsake my house, abandon my inheritance; I will give the one I love into the hands of her enemies.
8 My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She roars at me; therefore I hate her.
9 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.
10 Many shepherds will ruin my vineyard and trample down my field; they will turn my pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Psalms 17:12
  • 2. Psalms 5:5; Hosea 9:15; Amos 6:8
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