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Jeremiah 12:8

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 love of My life into the hands of her enemies.

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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.
KJV
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
WEB
My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me. Therefore I have hated her.
ASV
My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
DARBY
My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it hath raised its voice against me: therefore have I hated it.
BLB
My heritage has become for Me like a lion in the forest; she has set against Me with her voice; upon thus I have hated her!
ÅB
Min arv er blitt mot meg som en løve i skogen, den har oppløftet sin røst mot meg; derfor hater jeg den.
OTB
Min arv har blitt for meg som en løve i skogen; hun brøler mot meg; derfor har jeg kommet til å hate henne.
B1930
Min arv er blitt mot mig som en løve i skogen, den har opløftet sin røst mot mig; derfor hater jeg den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 6:8

    The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

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  • Hosea 9:15

    All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.

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  • Zechariah 11:8

    And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

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  • Jeremiah 2:15

    The young lions have roared at him; they have growled with a loud voice. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.

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  • Jeremiah 51:38

    They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.

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