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17 “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.”

18 Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says:

“Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
    as I have punished the king of Assyria.

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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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