Jeremiah 12:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.”
Jeremiah 12:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 12:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 12:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 12:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Is my heritage to me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her all around? Go, assemble all the animals of the field. Bring them to devour.”
Jeremiah 12:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 12:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour. ”
Jeremiah 12:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 12:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A speckled fowl <FI>is<Fi> Mine inheritance to Me? Is the fowl round about against her? Come, assemble, every beast of the field, Come ye for food.”
Jeremiah 12:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 12:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“My heritage is unto me [as] a speckled bird of prey; the birds of prey round about are against her. Go, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour. ”
Jeremiah 12:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 12:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shall mine heritage bee vnto mee, as a bird of diuers colours? are not the birdes about her, saying, Come, assemble all ye beastes of the fielde, come to eate her?”
Jeremiah 12:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 12:9 in Context — Jeremiah 12
7 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
9 Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
What Does Jeremiah 12:9 Mean?
Jeremiah 12:9 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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