My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.
Jeremiah 12:8
Surrounding context
12:7 "I have forsaken My house, I have left My heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies.
12:8 My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.
12:9 My heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture; The vultures all around are against her. Come, assemble all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour!