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Jeremiah 12:8

aMy heritage has become to me

like a lion in the forest;

she has lifted up her voice against me;

therefore I hate her.

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Jeremiah 12:8 — The 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 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 Living Translation (NLT)

My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest,

so I have treated them with contempt.

Jeremiah 12:8 — The 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 — 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it hath raised its voice against me: therefore have I hated it.

Jeremiah 12:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

My people have turned on me like a lion in the forest. 

They roar at me, so I hate them. 

Jeremiah 12:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

My inheritance has acted toward Me

like a lion in the forest.

She has roared against Me.

Therefore, I hate her.

Jeremiah 12:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

My heritage has become to me

like a lion in the forest;

she has lifted up her voice against me—

therefore I hate her.

Jeremiah 12:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest.

She has lifted up against me her voice; therefore I hate her.

Jeremiah 12:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

My land has become to me

like a lion in the forest.

It roars at me.

So I hate it.

Jeremiah 12:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“My inheritance has become to Me

Like a lion in the forest;

She has roared against Me;

Therefore I have come to hate her.


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