Jeremiah 12:7-9

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁷ I have forsaken my house,
    I have abandoned my heritage;
I have given the beloved of my heart
    into the hands of her enemies.
⁸ My heritage has become to me
    like a lion in the forest;
she has lifted up her voice against me—
    therefore I hate her.
⁹ Is the hyena greedy^[a] for my heritage at my command?
    Are the birds of prey all around her?
Go, assemble all the wild animals;
    bring them to devour her.