If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?(Jeremías 12:5)

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.(Jeremías 12:6)

I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.(Jeremías 12:7)

Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.(Jeremías 12:9)

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.(Jeremías 12:10)

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.(Jeremías 12:11)