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For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; even they have cried aloud after thee: believe them not, though they speak [a]fair words unto thee.

I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:6 Hebrew good things.

Your relatives, members of your own family—
    even they have betrayed you;
    they have raised a loud cry against you.(A)
Do not trust them,
    though they speak well of you.(B)

“I will forsake(C) my house,
    abandon(D) my inheritance;
I will give the one I love(E)
    into the hands of her enemies.(F)
My inheritance has become to me
    like a lion(G) in the forest.
She roars at me;
    therefore I hate her.(H)

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