Jeremiah 50:17
Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
“Israel is a hunted sheep. The lions have driven him away. First, the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- a scattered
- Jeremiah 50:6; Jeremiah 23:1, 2; Ezekiel 34:5, 6, 12; Joel 3:2; Matthew 9:36–38; Luke 15:4–6; John 10:10–12; 1 Peter 2:25
- the lions
- Jeremiah 2:15; Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 51:38
- first
- 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 17:6–23; 2 Kings 18:9–13; 2 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Chronicles 32:1–23; 2 Chronicles 33:11; Isaiah 7:17–20; Isaiah 8:7, 8; Isaiah 10:5–7; Isaiah 36:1
- this
- Jeremiah 39:1–8; Jeremiah 51:34, 35; Jeremiah 52:1; 2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:1–23; Isaiah 47:6; Daniel 6:24