11 All of us growl like bears,
And (A)moan sadly like doves;
We hope for (B)justice, but there is none;
For salvation, but it is far from us.

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11 We all growl like bears;
    we moan mournfully like doves.(A)
We look for justice, but find none;
    for deliverance, but it is far away.

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12 On all the [a](A)bare heights in the wilderness
Destroyers have come,
For the (B)sword of the Lord is devouring
From one end of the land even to the [b]other;
There is (C)no peace for [c]anyone.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:12 Or caravan trails
  2. Jeremiah 12:12 Lit other end of the land
  3. Jeremiah 12:12 Lit all flesh

12 Over all the barren heights in the desert
    destroyers will swarm,
for the sword(A) of the Lord(B) will devour(C)
    from one end of the land to the other;(D)
    no one will be safe.(E)

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