Jeremiah 12:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.”
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“My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Mine inheritance hath been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 12:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 2:15The 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.
- Jeremiah 51:38They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.
- Hosea 9:15All 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.
- Amos 6:8The 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.”
- Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).