Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The people I call my own have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They have roared defiantly at me. So I will treat them as though I hate them.
New American Standard Bible
Like a lion in the forest;
She has
Therefore I have come to
King James Version
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
Holman Bible
like a lion in the forest.
She has roared against Me.
Therefore, I hate her.
International Standard Version
My inheritance has become like a lion in the forest to me. She roars at me; therefore, I hate her.
A Conservative Version
My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest. She has uttered her voice against me. Therefore I have hated her.
American Standard Version
My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
Amplified
“My inheritance has become to Me
Like a lion in the forest;
She has raised her voice and roared against Me;
So I have come to [treat her as if I] hate her.
Bible in Basic English
My heritage has become like a lion in the woodland to me; her voice has been loud against me; so I have hate for her.
Darby Translation
My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest; it hath raised its voice against me: therefore have I hated it.
Julia Smith Translation
My inheritance was to me as a lion in the forest; she gave upon me with her voice: for this I hated her.
King James 2000
My heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against me: therefore have I hated it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She has lifted up against me her voice; {therefore} I hate her.
Modern King James verseion
My inheritance is to Me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against Me; therefore I have hated it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Mine heritage is become unto me, as a Lion in the wood. It cried out upon me, therefore have I forsaken it.
New Heart English Bible
My heritage has become to me as a lion in the forest: she has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
The Emphasized Bible
Mine inheritance, hath become to me as a lion in a jungle, - She hath given forth against me her voice, For this cause, have I hated her.
Webster
My heritage is to me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
World English Bible
My heritage is become to me as a lion in the forest: she has uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
Youngs Literal Translation
Mine inheritance hath been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord's Reply
7 "I will abandon my nation. I will forsake the people I call my own. I will turn my beloved people over to the power of their enemies. 8 The people I call my own have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They have roared defiantly at me. So I will treat them as though I hate them. 9 The people I call my own attack me like birds of prey or like hyenas. But other birds of prey are all around them. Let all the nations gather together like wild beasts. Let them come and destroy these people I call my own.
Cross References
Hosea 9:15
Because of all their evil in Gilgal, I hate them there. On account of their evil deeds, I will drive them out of my land. I will no longer love them; all their rulers are rebels.
Amos 6:8
The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking: "I despise Jacob's arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it."
Jeremiah 2:15
Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.
Jeremiah 51:38
The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.
Zechariah 11:8
Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.