For even your (A)brothers and the household of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you,
Even they have called aloud after you.
Do not believe them, though they say (B)nice things to you.”

God’s Answer

“I have (C)forsaken My house,
I have abandoned My inheritance;
I have handed the (D)beloved of My soul
Over to her enemies.
My inheritance has become to Me
Like a lion in the forest;
She has [a](E)roared against Me;
Therefore I have come to (F)hate her.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:8 Lit raised her voice

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