The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.
Jeremiah 12:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Is my inheritance like a hyena to me? Are birds of prey circling her? Go, gather all the wild animals; bring them to devour her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Is My heritage to Me like a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her round about? Go, assemble all the wild beasts of the field; bring them to devour. American Standard Version (1901) Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour. Common English Bible My inheritance has become like a bird of prey, surrounded and attacked. Go, gather all the wild animals for the feast. Catholic Public Domain Version Is my inheritance to me like a discolored bird? Is it like a bird that has entirely changed color? Approach and assemble, all beasts of the earth! Hurry, so that you may devour! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Is my inheritance to me as a speckled bird? Is it as a bird dyed throughout? Come ye, assemble yourselves, all the beasts of the earth, make haste to devour. |
The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.
The pride of mankind will be humbled, and human loftiness will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
For a day belonging to the Lord of Armies is coming against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up #– #it will be humbled –
‘I will ordain four kinds of judgement for them’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land to devour and destroy.
The young lions have roared at him; they have roared loudly. They have laid waste his land. His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.
all these I will hand over to their enemies, to those who intend to take their life. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.
The corpses of these people will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land, with no one to scare them away.
Zion stretches out her hands; there is no one to comfort her. The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob that his neighbours should be his adversaries. Jerusalem has become something impure among them.
They were scattered for lack of a shepherd; they became food for all the wild animals when they were scattered.
The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her up with fire.