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I have abandoned my house; I have abandoned my inheritance. I have given my beloved into the hands of her enemies.
The words "my house," "my inheritance" and "my beloved" all refer to God's people, the nation of Israel. The third sentence tells how God abandoned the nation.
I have abandoned my house; I have abandoned my inheritance
"I have abandoned my people Israel, the people whom I chose to belong to me"
into the hands of her enemies
"to be conquered by her enemies"
of her enemies
"of their enemies". Yahweh refers to the nation of Israel as if the nation were a woman.