Jeremiah 50:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
is a scatteredפְזוּרָ֛ה
(fe·zu·rah)
6340: to scattera prim. root
flock,שֶׂ֧ה
(seh)
7716: one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)of uncertain derivation
the lionsאֲרָיֹ֣ות
(a·ra·yo·vt)
738: a lionfrom arah
have driven [them] away.הִדִּ֑יחוּ
(hid·di·chu;)
5080: to impel, thrust, banisha prim. root
The first oneהָרִאשֹׁ֤ון
(ha·ri·sho·vn)
7223: former, first, chieffrom rosh
[who] devouredאֲכָלֹו֙
(a·cha·lov)
398: to eata prim. root
him was the kingמֶ֣לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Assyria,אַשּׁ֔וּר
(a·shur,)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
and thisוְזֶ֤ה
(ve·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
last oneהָאַחֲרֹון֙
(ha·'a·cha·ro·vn)
314: coming after or behindfrom achar
[who] has broken his bonesעִצְּמֹ֔ו
(i·tze·mov,)
6105c: to break bonesdenominative verb from etsem
is Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖ר
(ne·vu·chad·re·tzar)
5019: "Nebo, protect the boundary," a Bab. kingof foreign origin
kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Babylon.בָּבֶֽל׃
(ba·vel.)
894: an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal


















KJV Lexicon
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
is a scattered
pazar  (paw-zar')
to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty -- disperse, scatter (abroad).
sheep
seh  (seh)
a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat -- (lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep.
the lions
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
have driven him away
nadach  (naw-dakh')
to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
first
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
hath devoured
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
him and last
'acharown  (akh-ar-one')
after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter)most.
this Nebuchadrezzar
Nbuwkadne'tstsar  (neb-oo-kad-nets-tsar')
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon -- Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar.
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
hath broken his bones
`atsam  (aw-tsam')
to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel is a stray lamb, chased by lions. The first who devoured him was the king of Assyria; the last one who crushed his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

International Standard Version
"Israel is a scattered flock, driven out by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria, and then afterward King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gnawed his bones.

NET Bible
"The people of Israel are like scattered sheep which lions have chased away. First the king of Assyria devoured them. Now last of all King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has gnawed their bones.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The people of Israel are like scattered sheep that lions have chased. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria. The last to gnaw at their bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

King James 2000 Bible
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria has devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.
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