Jer 12:9, "speckled bird." But Septuagint "the hyena," in parallelism to the "lion" in Jer 12:8; tsabuwa the Arabic word for hyena corresponds. Zeboim (1Sa 13:18) means "the valley of hyenas." But the Hebrew 'ayit joined to it always means a bird; and "speckled" symbolizes the blending of paganism with the utterly diverse, divinely-ordained law.
and another company turned toward Beth-horon, and another company turned toward the border which overlooks the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
"My inheritance has become to Me Like a lion in the forest; She has roared against Me; Therefore I have come to hate her. "Is My inheritance like a speckled bird of prey to Me? Are the birds of prey against her on every side? Go, gather all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour!
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