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

God’s Answer

“I have (C)forsaken My house,
I have abandoned My inheritance;
I have given the (D)beloved of My soul
Into the hand of 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

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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