King James Version (KJV)
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Modern English
“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Hebrew
לַשָּׁוְא֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם מוּסָ֖ר לֹ֣א לָקָ֑חוּ אָכְלָ֧ה חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה מַשְׁחִֽית׃
lashavʾ hikeytiy ʾet-bneykem mvsar loʾ laqaḥv ʾaklah ḥarbkem nbiyʾeykem kʾaryeh mashḥiyt