Jeremiah 12:8
Jeremiah 12:7-11 The Message (MSG)
“I will abandon the House of Israel, walk away from my beloved people. I will turn over those I most love to those who are her enemies. 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. Has this one I hold dear become a preening peacock? But isn’t she under attack by vultures? Then invite all the hungry animals at large, invite them in for a free meal! Foreign, scavenging shepherds will loot and trample my fields, Turn my beautiful, well-cared-for fields into vacant lots of tin cans and thistles. They leave them littered with junk— a ruined land, a land in lament. The whole countryside is a wasteland, and no one will really care. * * *
Jeremiah 12:8 King James Version (KJV)
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
Jeremiah 12:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.
Jeremiah 12:8 New Century Version (NCV)
My people have become to me like a lion in the forest. They roar at me, so I hate them.
Jeremiah 12:8 American Standard Version (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.
Jeremiah 12:8 New International Version (NIV)
My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She roars at me; therefore I hate her.
Jeremiah 12:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.
Jeremiah 12:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has raised her voice and roared against Me; So I have come to [treat her as if I] hate her.