Jeremiah 50:17 — Israel is a flock of sheep
scattered by hungry lions.
The king of Assyria
first… — CEV | maBible
Read Jeremiah 50:17 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Jeremiah 50.17, Jeremiah 50v17, Jr. 50:17. Israel is a flock of sheep
scattered by hungry lions.
The king of Assyria
first gobbled Israel up.
Then Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylonia,
crunched on…
Other reference formats: Jeremiah 50.17, Jeremiah 50v17, Jr. 50:17.
17 Israel is a flock of sheep
scattered by hungry lions.
The king of Assyria
first gobbled Israel up.
Then Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylonia,
crunched on Israel's bones.
Notes and references
king of Assyria: Either Shalmaneser V, who ruled 726–722 b.c., conquered most of the northern kingdom, and surrounded its capital city Samaria; or Sargon II, who ruled 721–705 b.c. and took thousands of prisoners back to Assyria.