Jeremiah 50:17-18
Christian Standard Bible
The Return of God’s People
17 Israel is a stray lamb, chased by lions.(A)
The first who devoured him was the king of Assyria;
the last who crushed his bones
was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.(B)
18 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am about to punish the king of Babylon(C) and his land just as I punished the king of Assyria.
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Jeremiah 50:17-18
International Standard Version
Hope for Israel
17 “Israel is a scattered flock, driven out by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria, and then afterward[a] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gnawed[b] his bones. 18 Therefore this is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Look, I’m about to judge the king of Babylon and his land, just as I’ve judged the king of Assyria.
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- Jeremiah 50:17 The Heb. lacks afterward
- Jeremiah 50:17 The Heb. lacks gnawed
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