the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Jeremiah 12:8
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My inheritance has behaved toward melike a lion in the forest.She has roared against me.Therefore, I hate her.
My heritage is become to me as a lion in the forest: she has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
My heritage has become to me like a lion in the forest; she has lifted up her voice against me; therefore I hate her.
"My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.
My people have become to me like a lion in the forest. They roar at me, so I hate them.
"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.
My heritage is become to me as a lion in the forest: she has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
Mine heritage is vnto mee, as a lion in the forest: it crieth out against mee, therefore haue I hated it.
My inheritance has become to MeLike a lion in the forest;She has given forth its voice against Me;Therefore I have come to hate her.
My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.
My people have turned against me and roar at me like lions. That's why I hate them.
For me, my heritage has become like a lion in the forest — she roared out against me; so now I hate her.
My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it hath raised its voice against me: therefore have I hated it.
My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against me; therefore I have hated it.
My chosen people have turned against me; like a lion in the forest they have roared at me, and so I hate them.
My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She has lifted up against me her voice; therefore I hate her.
My inheritance has become as a lion in the forest to Me; she gave out her voice against Me; on account of this I hated her.
Myne heretage is become vnto me, as a Lyon in the wod. It cried out vpon me, therfore haue I forsaken it.
My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
My heritage has become like a lion in the woodland to me; her voice has been loud against me; so I have hate for her.
My heritage is become unto Me as a lion in the forest; she hath uttered her voice against Me; therefore have I hated her.
Mine heritage is vnto me as a lyon in the forrest: it cryeth out against me, therefore haue I hated it.
Myne heritage is become vnto me as a lion in the wood: it cryed out vpon me, therfore haue I forsaken it.
My inheritance has become to me as a lion in a forest; she has uttered her voice against me; therefore have I hated her.
Mine heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
Myn eritage is maad as a lioun in the wode to me; it yaf vois ayens me, therfor Y hate it.
My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest: she has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
My heritage is to me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
The people I call my own have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They have roared defiantly at me. So I will treat them as though I hate them.
My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.
My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them with contempt.
My chosen nation has become to Me like a lion among the trees. She has raised her voice against Me, so I hate her.
My heritage has become to me like a lion in the forest; she has lifted up her voice against me— therefore I hate her.
Mine inheritance, hath become to me as a lion in a jungle, - She hath given forth against me her voice, For this cause, have I hated her.
My inheritance is become to me as a lion in the wood: it hath cried out against me, therefore have I hated it.
My heritage has become to me like a lion in the forest, she has lifted up her voice against me; therefore I hate her.
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.
"My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
crieth out: or, yelleth, Heb. giveth out his voice, Jeremiah 2:15, Jeremiah 51:38
therefore: Hosea 9:15, Amos 6:8, Zechariah 11:8
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:9 - therefore Psalms 11:5 - wicked Jeremiah 14:19 - hath Jeremiah 20:12 - let me Ezekiel 23:18 - then
Cross-References
Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
When the Egyptian men see you, they will say, ‘This woman is his wife.' Then they will kill me and keep you alive because they want you.
So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.
Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai's brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and men and women servants.
This was where Abram had built an altar earlier. So he worshiped the Lord there.
Abraham planted a special tree at Beersheba and prayed to the Lord , the God who lives forever.
The name of that place was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.
We will leave here and go to Bethel. There I will build an altar to the God who has always helped me during times of trouble. He has been with me wherever I have gone."
After they defeated Jericho, Joshua sent some men to Ai. Ai was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He told them, "Go to Ai and look for weaknesses in that area." So the men went to spy on that land.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest,.... Which roars, and terrifies passengers from going that way; and which rends and tears in pieces all it meets with. This expresses the clamours of these people against God and his providences, and their rage, fierceness, and cruelty, against his prophets, sent in his name.
It crieth out against me; this is to be understood not of the cry of the oppressed through violence, for this is a cry to God, and not against him; or of idolaters to idols, as Baal's prophets to him, in the time of their service; which senses are mentioned by Kimchi: but either of their charging God with inequality and injustice, in the ways of his providence; or their blaspheming his name, and speaking ill of his ministry
Therefore have I hated it; which he showed by leaving his house, forsaking his heritage, and delivering his people into the hands of their enemies; the reason of which was not in himself, but them; the fault was not his, but theirs; this is all to be understood of the change in the dispensation of the divine Providence towards them; otherwise the love of God to his chosen in Christ is unchangeable; it is never turned into hatred, but remains invariably the same, as it did to those, among these people; who belonged to the election of grace; for, as the love before expressed to this people in general only respects external favours and privileges, which they were indulged with above all people; so this hatred of them signifies the taking away of such favours, and leaving them to become a prey to their enemies.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yahweh shows that the downfall of the nation was occasioned by no want of love on His part, but by the nation’s conduct.
Left - More correctly, cast away.
Jeremiah 12:8
Judah has not merely refused obedience, but become intractable and fierce, like an untamed lion. It has roared against God with open blasphemy. As His favor is life, so is His hatred death, i. e., Jerusalem’s punishment shall be as if inflicted by one that hated her.
Jeremiah 12:9
Rather, “Is My heritage unto Me as a speckled bird? Are the birds upon her round about? Come, assemble all the wild beasts: bring them to devour her.” By “a speckled” or parti-colored “bird” is probably meant some kind of vulture.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 12:8. Mine heritage is unto me as a lion — The people are enraged against me; they roar like a furious lion against their God. They have proceeded to the most open acts of the most flagrant iniquity.
