Verse 9
Jeremiah 12:9
Bible in Basic English
9
My heritage is like a brightly coloured bird to me; the cruel birds are attacking her on every side: go, get together all the beasts of the field, make them come for destruction.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/עַ֨יִט צָב֤וּעַ נַחֲלָתִ/י֙ לִ֔/י הַ/עַ֖יִט סָבִ֣יב עָלֶ֑י/הָ לְכ֗וּ אִסְפ֛וּ כָּל חַיַּ֥ת הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה הֵתָ֥יוּ לְ/אָכְלָֽה
English Translation
The animal, the spotted one, is my possession; the animal surrounds her. Come, gather all the creatures of the field; they have become food.
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