17 “Israel is a (A)scattered [a]flock, the (B)lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the (C)king of Assyria, and this last one who has gnawed his bones is (D)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. 18 Therefore this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I (E)punished the king of Assyria.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:17 Lit sheep

17 Israelites are scattered sheep,
    driven away by lions.
First the king of Assyria devoured them,
    and now Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar has ravaged them.[a]

18 Therefore, the Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims:

I’m going to punish the king of Babylon and his land,
    just as I punished the king of Assyria.

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  1. Jeremiah 50:17 Or gnawed their bones