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Jeremiah 12:9

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.

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

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.

11 They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart.

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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
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.
KJV
Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
WEB
Is my heritage to me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her all around? Go, assemble all the animals of the field. Bring them to devour.
ASV
Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
DARBY
My heritage is unto me [as] a speckled bird of prey; the birds of prey round about are against her. Go, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
BLB
[Is not] My inheritance to Me a speckled bird of prey with the bird of prey all around against her? Go gather all the beasts of the field, bring them for food!
ÅB
Er min arv en spraglet rovfugl? Det er jo rovfugler rundt omkring den! Gå avsted og samle alle markens dyr, la dem komme hit og spise!
OTB
Er min arv for meg som en flekket rovfugl? Er andre rovfugler rundt og angriper henne? Gå, samle alle de ville dyrene; bring dem for å fortære.
B1930
Er min arv en spraglet rovfugl? Det er jo rovfugler rundt omkring den! Gå avsted og samle alle markens dyr, la dem komme hit og ete!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 56:9

    Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.

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  • Jeremiah 7:33

    The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away.

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  • 2 Kings 24:2

    And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.

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  • Revelation 19:17–18

    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

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  • Ezekiel 23:22–25

    Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—

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  • Ezekiel 16:36–37

    This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them,

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  • Ezekiel 39:17–20

    And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood.

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  • Revelation 17:16

    And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

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