17 “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.”

17 “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.

17 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.

17 “The Israelites are like sheep

that have been scattered by lions.

First the king of Assyria ate them up.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon cracked their bones.”

17 “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.”

17 “The people of Israel are like a flock of sheep that are scattered

from being chased by lions.

The first lion to eat them up

was the king of Assyria.

The last lion to crush their bones

was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

17 Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

17 Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria devoured him, and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

17 “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. 

17 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.

17 Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured it, and now at the end King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon has gnawed its bones.

17 Israel is a sheep scattered,

lions drove them away.

The first who devoured it was the king of Assyria,

and now at the end Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, gnawed its bones.”

17 “Israel is like a scattered flock

that lions have chased away.

The first lion that ate them up

was the king of Assyria.

The last one that broke their bones

was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylonia.”