Jeremiah 50:17

Jeremiah 50:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
• New International Version (NIV)“Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria; the last to crush their bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has gnawed his bones.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Israel is like scattered sheep; The lions have driven him away. First the king of Assyria devoured him; Now at last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”

Context of Jeremiah 50:17

15Raise a war cry against her all around! She has thrown up her hands, her bulwarks are fallen, her walls thrown down. For it is Adonai’s vengeance: take vengeance on her, as she has done, do to her! 16Cut off the sower from Babylon and the one who wields a sickle in the time of harvest. Before the sword of the oppressor they will each turn to his people, each will flee to his own land. Israel is a scattered flock— lions have driven them away. First, Assyria’s king devoured him. This last one who broke his bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. 18Therefore thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “Indeed, I will punish Babylon’s king and his land, just as I punished Assyria’s king. 19I will bring Israel back to his pasture. He will feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

Jeremiah 50:17 word by word

שֶׂ֧ה פְזוּרָ֛ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲרָי֣וֹת הִדִּ֑יחוּ הָרִאשׁ֤וֹן אֲכָלוֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְזֶ֤ה הָאַחֲרוֹן֙ עִצְּמ֔וֹ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• a scatteredפָּזַרpâzar · to scatterH6340
• sheepשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
• the lionsאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• awayנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080
• firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• hath devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• him; and lastאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• this Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרנבוּכדרא צּור נבוּכדראצּר · NebuchadnezzarH5019
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• hath broken his bonesעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105

Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:17

• Jeremiah 50:6My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds led them astray. Turning around in the mountains, they went from mountain to hill, and forgot their resting place.
• Jeremiah 23:1“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of My pasture!” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Ezekiel 34:5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd. They became food for all the beasts of the field as they were scattered.
• Joel 3:2“Also on the male and the female servants will I pour out My spirit in those days.
• Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Luke 15:4“Which man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?
• John 10:10The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I have come that they might have life, and have it abundantly!
• 1 Peter 2:25For you like sheep were going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
• Jeremiah 2:15Young lions have roared at him they have roared loudly. They made his land a waste— his cities are in ruins and uninhabited.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them. A desert wolf will ravage them. A leopard watches over their cities. Everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces, For their rebellion is great, their backslidings frequent.
• Jeremiah 49:19Look, it is like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a secure pasture—for abruptly I will make him run away from it. I appoint over it whomever I choose. For who is like Me? Who will summon me to court? What shepherd stands up to Me?”
• Jeremiah 51:38They roar together like young lions, growl like lions cubs.
• 2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the region of Naphtali, and he deported them to Assyria.
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He placed them in Halah and Habor, on the Gozan River, and in the towns of the Medes.
• 2 Kings 18:9Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of King Elah of Israel, that King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it,
• 2 Chronicles 28:20Tilgat-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him—

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Israel - All the descendants of Jacob have been harassed and spoiled, first by the Assyrians, and afterwards by the Chaldeans. They acted towards them as a lion to a sheep which he has caught; first he devours all the flesh, next he breaks all the bones to extract the marrow.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Israel is a scattered sheep - i. e., is like a flock which has been scared and driven in all directions, for lions have chased him. First the king … - Rather, the first lion “ate him, even the king of Assyria; and this one, the last, heath picked his bones, even Nebuchadrezzar etc.” The constant wasting of the land by the Assyrians had so lessened the number of Israel, that Nebuchadnezzar had but the bones to pick.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 The desolation that shall be brought upon Babylon is set forth in a variety of expressions. The cause of this destruction is the wrath of the Lord. Babylon shall be wholly desolated; for she hath sinned against the Lord. Sin makes men a mark for the arrows of God's judgments. The mercy promised to the Israel of God, shall not only accompany, but arise from the destruction of Babylon. These sheep shall be gathered from the deserts, and put…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Assyria took over the northern kingdom of Israel between 734 and 722 BC. Nebuchadnezzar took over the southern kingdom of Judah between 605 and 586 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. lions--hostile kings (Jr 4:7; 49:19). Assyria--(2Ki 17:6, Shalmaneser; Ezr 4:2, Esar-haddon). Nebuchadnezzar--(2Ki 24:10, 14).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 50:17

• Assyria
• Lion
• Sheep

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Babylon
• Israel
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Desolation
• Exile
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings