Jeremiah 12:8 · KJV
“Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. {crieth...: or, yelleth: Heb. giveth out his voice}”
— Jeremiah 12:8
I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. {the dearly...: Heb. the love}
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. {speckled: or, taloned} {come to: or, cause them to come to}
Jeremiah 12 — Context
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. {they have called...: or, they cried after thee fully} {fair...: Heb. good things}
7I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. {the dearly...: Heb. the love}
8Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. {crieth...: or, yelleth: Heb. giveth out his voice}
9Mine 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. {speckled: or, taloned} {come to: or, cause them to come to}
10Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. {pleasant...: Heb. portion of desire}
Cross References
Amos 6:8
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. {that...: Heb. the fulness thereof}
Hosea 9:15
All their wickedness {is} in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes {are} revolters.
Zechariah 11:8
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. {lothed...: Heb. was straightened for them}
Jeremiah 2:15
The young lions roared upon him, {and} yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. {yelled: Heb. gave out their voice}
Jeremiah 51:38
They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps. {yell: or, shake themselves}