Jeremiah 12:7-13

7“I have abandoned my people, my special possession. I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.

8My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them with contempt.

9My chosen people act like speckled vultures, but they themselves are surrounded by vultures. Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean!

10“Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, trampling down the vines and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness.

11They have made it an empty wasteland; I hear its mournful cry. The whole land is desolate, and no one even cares.

12On all the bare hilltops, destroying armies can be seen. The sword of the Lord devours people from one end of the nation to the other. No one will escape!

13My people have planted wheat but are harvesting thorns. They have worn themselves out, but it has done them no good. They will harvest a crop of shame because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”