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{Jeremiah 12:9} Mine heritage 5159 [is] unto me [as] a speckled 6641 bird, 5861 the birds 5861 round about 5439 [are] against x5921 her; come y3212 z8798 x1980 ye, assemble 622 z8798 all x3605 the beasts 2416 of the field, 7704 come 857 z8685 to devour. 402
Mine:
Or rather, as the learned Bochart renders, "Is then my heritage (people) to me as a fierce hyena? Is there a wild beast all around upon her?" i.e., the land of Canaan. The hyena is a kind of wolf, a little bigger than a mastiff; colour grey, streaked with black. It is of a solitary and savage disposition.
speckled bird:
or, a bird having talons
the birds:
"The young lionsª roaredª° upon¹ him, [and] yelled,ªª° and they madeª° his landª waste:ª his citiesª are burnedª° without¹¹ inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 2:15} + "And the LORDª sentª° against him¹ bandsª of the Chaldees,ª and bandsª of the Syrians,ª and bandsª of the Moabites,ª and bandsª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and sentª° them against Judahª to destroyª° it, according to the wordª of the LORD,ª which¹ he spakeª° byª his servantsª the prophets.ª" {2Kg 24:2} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thy filthinessª was poured out,ª° and thy nakednessª discoveredª° through thy whoredomsª with¹ thy lovers,ª° and with¹ all¹ the idolsª of thy abominations,ª and by the bloodª of thy children,ª which¹ thou didst giveª° unto them; ... Behold,¹ therefore¹ I will gatherª°¹ all¹ thy lovers,ª° with¹ whom¹ thou hast taken pleasure,ª° and all¹ [them] that¹ thou hast loved,ª° with¹ all¹ [them] that¹ thou hast hated;ª° I will even gatherª° them round aboutª¹ against¹ thee, and will discoverª° thy nakednessª unto¹ them, that they may seeª°¹ all¹ thy nakedness.ª" {Ezk 16:36-37} + "Therefore,¹ O Aholibah,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª°¹ thy loversª° against¹ thee, from whom¹¹¹ thy mindª is alienated,ª° and I will bringª° them against¹ thee on every side;ª¹ ... And I will setª° my jealousyª against thee, and they shall dealª° furiouslyª with¹ thee: they shall take awayª° thy noseª and thine ears;ª and thy remnantª shall fallª° by the sword:ª they¹ shall takeª° thy sonsª and thy daughters;ª and thy residueª shall be devouredª° by the fire.ª" {Ezk 23:22-25} + "Andª the¹ tenª hornsª whichª thou sawestª° uponª the¹ beast,ª theseª shall hateª° the¹ whore,ª andª shall makeª° herª desolateª° andª naked,ª andª shall eatª° her²¹ flesh,ª andª burnª° herª withª fire.ª" {Rev 17:16}
come ye:
"And the carcasesª of this¹ peopleª shall be¹ meatª for the fowlsª of the heaven,ª and for the beastsª of the earth;ª and none¹ shall fray [them] away.ª°" {Jer 7:33} + "All¹ ye beastsª of the field,ª comeª° to devour,ª° [yea], all¹ ye beastsª in the forest.ª" {Isa 56:9} + "And, thou¹ sonª of man,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Speakª° unto every¹ featheredª fowl,ª and to every¹ beastª of the field,ª Assemble²° yourselves,¹ and come;ª° gather²° yourselves¹ on every sideª¹ to¹ my sacrificeª that¹ I¹ do sacrificeª° for you, [even] a greatª sacrificeª upon¹ the mountainsª of Israel,ª that ye may eatª° flesh,ª and drinkª° blood.ª ... Thus ye shall be filledª° at¹ my tableª with horsesª and chariots,ª with mighty men,ª and with all¹ menª of war,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 39:17-20} + "Andª I sawª° anª angelª standingª° inª the¹ sun;ª andª he criedª° with a loudª voice,ª sayingª° to allª the¹ fowlsª that flyª° inª the midst of heaven,ª Comeª° andª gather yourselves togetherª° untoª the¹ supperª of the¹ greatª God;ª ... Thatª ye may eatª° the fleshª of kings,ª andª the fleshª of captains,ª andª the fleshª of mighty men,ª andª the fleshª of horses,ª andª of them that sitª° onª them,ª andª the fleshª of allª [men, both] freeª andª bond,ª bothª smallª andª great.ª" {Rev 19:17-18}
come:
or, cause them to come

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