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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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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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:17 Or gnawed their bones