Jeremiah 50:17
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“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.”
פָּזַר
To scatter, to spread abroad. Zarah. One who scatters freely yet gains more. God's economy is opposite to the world's. Generosity produces increase not decrease.
מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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נָדַח
they have driven away
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נָדַח
to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
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עָצַם
he gnawed bones/ its
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עָצַם
to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
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שֶׂה
is sheep
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שֶׂה
Lamb, young sheep — seh; a young sheep ready for sacrifice; we have all gone astray and the Lamb of God bore it all
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נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
Nebuchadnezzar
Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar ·
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נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
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