American Standard Version
"They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. "
— Jeremiah 12:11, American Standard Version
“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.”
“They have made it a desolation; it mourns to me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man lays it to heart.”
“They will lay it waste. It will lie parched and empty before me. The whole land will be laid waste. But no one living in it will pay any heed.”
“They have laid it waste, and it hath mourned for me. With desolation is all the land made desolate; because there is none that considereth in the heart.”
“They have made it waste; it is weeping to me, being wasted; all the land is made waste, because no man takes it to heart.”
“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.”
My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
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.
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh hath peace.
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.
Thus saith Jehovah against all mine evil neighbors, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.