Psa 79:7, Isa 9:12, 56:9, Jer 12:7-11, 50:17, 33 | ESV | STEP | For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his habitation .

12 ^aThe Syrians on the east and ^bthe Philistines on the west
devour Israel with open mouth.
^cFor all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 56:9

Israel’s Irresponsible Leaders

9 ^dAll you beasts of the field, come to devour—
all you beasts in the forest.

Jeremiah 12:7-11

7 “I have forsaken my house;
I have abandoned ^emy heritage;
I have given ^fthe beloved of my soul
into the hands of her enemies.
8 ^gMy heritage has become to me
like a lion in the forest;
she has lifted up her voice against me;
therefore I hate her.
9 Is ^hmy heritage to me like ⁱa hyena’s lair?
Are the ^jbirds of prey against her all around?
Go, ^kassemble all the wild beasts;
bring them to devour.
10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard;
^lthey have trampled down my portion;
they have made my pleasant portion
a desolate wilderness.
11 They have made it a desolation;
desolate, ^mit mourns to me.
The whole land is made desolate,
ⁿbut no man lays it to heart.

Jeremiah 50:17

17 ^o“Israel is a hunted sheep ^pdriven away by lions. ^qFirst the king of Assyria ^rdevoured him, and now at last ^sNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ^thas gnawed his bones.

Jeremiah 50:33

33 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^uThe people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; ^vthey refuse to let them go.