Jeremiah 12:4-8 How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither from the evil of those who dwell in it? The beasts and the birds have been destroyed, because they said, He shall not see our last end.

MKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither from the evil of those who dwell in it? The beasts and the birds have been destroyed, because they said, He shall not see our last end. ⁵ If you have run with footmen, and they wore you out, then how can you compete with horses? And if you feel secure in the land of peace, then how will you do in the swelling of the Jordan? ⁶ For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you. Yea, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, though they speak good things to you. ⁷ I have forsaken My house; I have left My inheritance. I have given the dearly beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies. ⁸ My inheritance is to Me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against Me; therefore I have hated it.