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.