17 “Israel is a (A)scattered [a]flock, the (B)lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the (C)king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken his bones is (D)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. 18 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I (E)punished the king of Assyria. 19 And I will (F)bring Israel back to his pasture and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan, and his [b]desire will be satisfied in the (G)hill country of Ephraim and Gilead.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:17 Lit sheep
  2. Jeremiah 50:19 Lit soul