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The Lord's Sorrow because of His People

The Lord says,

“I have abandoned Israel;
    I have rejected my chosen nation.
I have given the people I love
    into the power of their enemies.
My chosen people have turned against me;
    like a lion in the forest
    they have roared at me,
    and so I hate them.
My chosen people are like a bird
    attacked from all sides by hawks.
Call the wild animals
    to come and join in the feast!

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“I will forsake(A) my house,
    abandon(B) my inheritance;
I will give the one I love(C)
    into the hands of her enemies.(D)
My inheritance has become to me
    like a lion(E) in the forest.
She roars at me;
    therefore I hate her.(F)
Has not my inheritance become to me
    like a speckled bird of prey
    that other birds of prey surround and attack?
Go and gather all the wild beasts;
    bring them to devour.(G)

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