Jeremiah 12:7-9

International Standard Version

⁷ I’ll forsake my house,
    I’ll abandon my inheritance.
I’ll give the beloved of my heart
    into the hand of her enemies.
⁸ My inheritance has become like a lion in the forest to me.
    She roars at me; therefore, I hate her.
⁹ Is my inheritance like a speckled bird of prey to me?
    Are the other^[a] birds of prey all around her coming against her?
Go, gather all the wild animals and
    bring them to devour it.