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She roars at me; therefore I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My heritage has become to me like a lion in the forest; she has lifted up her voice against me; therefore I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has given forth its voice against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has raised her voice <i>and</i> roared against Me; So I have come to [treat her as if I] hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My inheritance has behaved toward me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against me. Therefore, I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My inheritance has acted toward Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me. Therefore, I hate her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My people have turned against me and roar at me like lions. That's why I hate them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Mine heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My people have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They roar at me, so I hate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My chosen people have turned against me; like a lion in the forest they have roared at me, and so I hate them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My inheritance has become like a lion in the forest to me. She roars at me; therefore, I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest: she has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My heritage is to me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me. Therefore I have hated her. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My inheritance has been to Me as a lion in a forest, "" She gave forth against Me with her voice, "" Therefore I have hated her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My inheritance was to me as a lion in the forest; she gave upon me with her voice: for this I hated her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My inheritance is become to me as a lion in the wood: is hath cried out against me, therefore have I hated it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My inheritance has become for me like a lion in the forest. It has uttered a voice against me, therefore, I have hated it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My heritage has become for me like a lion in the thicket; She has raised her voice against me, therefore she has incurred my hatred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My heritage has become to me like a lion in the forest; she has lifted up her voice against me— therefore I hate her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against me; therefore I have hated it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My inheritance was like a lion in a forest to me. She lifted up her voice against me; because of this, I have hated her<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My heritage is become unto Me As a lion in the forest; She hath uttered her voice against Me; Therefore have I hated her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My inheritance has become to me as a lion in a forest; she has uttered her voice against me; therefore have I hated her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3728" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/12.htm">God's Answer to Jeremiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the love of My life into the hands of her enemies. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">My inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh- (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has become</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: kə·’ar·yêh (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">like a lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: ḇay·yā·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">in the forest.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">She has roared</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·w·lāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against Me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śə·nê·ṯî·hā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">I hate her.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14</a></span><br />For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5-7</a></span><br />Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled. / I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.” / For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ezekiel 19:12-14</a></span><br />But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. / Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. / Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12-13</a></span><br />Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? / The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Isaiah 59:11</a></span><br />We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Lamentations 3:10</a></span><br />He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24-25</a></span><br />Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law. / So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Micah 5:8</a></span><br />Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-21.htm">Romans 11:21</a></span><br />For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-10.htm">Hebrews 3:10-11</a></span><br />Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ / So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My heritage is to me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against me: therefore have I hated it.</p><p class="hdg">crieth out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Jeremiah 2:15</a></b></br> The young lions roared upon him, <i>and</i> yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Jeremiah 51:38</a></b></br> They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.</p><p class="hdg">therefore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Hosea 9:15</a></b></br> All their wickedness <i>is</i> 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 <i>are</i> revolters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Amos 6:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Zechariah 11:8</a></b></br> Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-6.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Roared</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Roars</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-7.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Woodland</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Roared</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Roars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-9.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Woodland</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith sees their ruin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">God admonishes him of his brothers' treachery against him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">and laments his heritage.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">He promises to the penitent return from captivity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of a "lion in the forest" suggests a wild, untamed, and dangerous creature. This metaphor indicates that Israel, once a cherished possession, has become hostile and threatening to God. The lion is often used in Scripture to symbolize strength and ferocity (<a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Amos 3:8</a>), and here it underscores the rebellious nature of the people. Historically, Israel's disobedience and idolatry led them away from their covenant relationship with God, making them adversaries rather than allies.<p><b>She has roared against Me;</b><br>The roaring of the lion signifies open defiance and aggression. In the context of Israel, this roar represents their rebellion and rejection of God's authority. The roar can be seen as the people's idolatry, injustice, and failure to uphold the covenant (<a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a>). This defiance is not just passive disobedience but an active challenge to God's sovereignty. The cultural context of the time shows that Israel was influenced by surrounding nations and their practices, leading them to stray from God's commandments.<p><b>therefore I hate her.</b><br>The term "hate" here is a strong expression of God's righteous indignation and judgment against sin. It reflects the broken relationship between God and His people due to their persistent unfaithfulness. This is not a capricious or emotional hatred but a just response to Israel's covenant violations. In biblical theology, God's hatred of sin is consistent with His holiness and justice (<a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5</a>). The prophetic literature often uses such language to convey the seriousness of Israel's apostasy and the impending consequences if they do not repent. This phrase also foreshadows the eventual exile and punishment that would come upon the nation as a result of their continued rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by themes of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, often referred to as God's inheritance. During Jeremiah's time, Judah was facing imminent judgment due to its persistent idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, expressing His deep disappointment and anger towards His people, Judah, who have turned against Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lion_in_the_forest.htm">Lion in the Forest</a></b><br>A metaphor used to describe Judah's aggressive and rebellious stance against God, symbolizing danger and hostility.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_forest.htm">The Forest</a></b><br>Represents the world or the environment in which Judah operates, highlighting the natural setting of their rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_inheritance.htm">Understanding God's Inheritance</a></b><br>Recognize that as believers, we are God's inheritance, and our actions should reflect our identity in Him. Judah's rebellion serves as a warning against taking our relationship with God for granted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Judah's transformation into a "lion" against God illustrates the destructive nature of sin and rebellion. We must examine our lives for areas where we might be resisting God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's hatred towards Judah's rebellion is a reminder of His holiness and justice. It calls us to live in reverence and obedience, understanding that God's love also includes His righteous judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While this verse highlights God's anger, it also implicitly calls for repentance. We should seek to restore our relationship with God through confession and turning away from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/metaphors_in_scripture.htm">Metaphors in Scripture</a></b><br>The use of metaphors like the "lion in the forest" helps us understand spiritual truths. Reflect on how God uses imagery in the Bible to communicate His messages effectively.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_mass_desecration_in_jer_8_1-2.htm">In Jeremiah 8:1-2, how could ancient invaders dig up and desecrate remains on such a massive scale without leaving any significant archaeological evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_the_forest_'devour'_more_troops.htm">How can the forest 'devour' more troops than swords (2 Samuel 18:8), and is there any historical or natural explanation for such a phenomenon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_america.htm">What does the Bible mention about America?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">As a lion in the forest.</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>fierce, wild, untamed, uttering its sharp yells of passion. That mood was utterly unlovable, and therefore, speaking after the manner of men, the love which Jehovah had once felt for it was turned to hatred.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - The reason why Jehovah has given up his people. Israel (or, more strictly, Judah) has proceeded to open hostility against his God<span class="cmt_word">. He is unto me</span> - or rather, <span class="accented">has become</span> unto me - <span class="cmt_word">as a lion in the forest</span>; a familiar circumstance (comp. on Ver. 5 and <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Jeremiah 4:7</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Therefore have I hated it</span>. "To hate" is a strong expression for the withdrawal of love, shown by the giving up of Israel into the power of his enemies, as <a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3</a> (Keil). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has become</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיְתָה־</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a lion</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’ar·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the forest.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַיָּ֑עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇay·yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">She has roared</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתְנָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Me;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I hate her.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(śə·nê·ṯî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 12:8 My heritage is become to me as (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 12:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 12:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 12:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 12:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>