Jeremiah 50:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Jeremiah 50:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 50:1715 words

HebrewMeaning

שֶׂ֧הśeh

is sheepnounH7716

small) cattle · ewe · goat · lamb ···

פְזוּרָ֛הpəzwrāh

scatteredverbH6340

scatter

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

אֲרָי֣וֹתʾărāywōt

which lionsnounH738

pierce

הִדִּ֑יחוּhidiyḥw

they have driven awayverbH5080

bring · cast down · chase · compel ···

הָ/רִאשׁ֤וֹןhāriʾšwōn

the first lionparticleH7223

before · beginning · eldest · first ···

אֲכָל/וֹ֙ʾăkālwō

he devoured itverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

מֶ֣לֶךְmelekə

the king ofnounH4428

royal

אַשּׁ֔וּרʾašwr

AssyrianounH804

Assur · Assyria · Assyrians. See

וְ/זֶ֤הwəzeh

and thisconjH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

הָ/אַחֲרוֹן֙hāʾaḥărwōn

the last lionparticleH314

to come · following · hind(-er · -ermost ···

עִצְּמ֔/וֹʿiṣəmwō

he gnawed bones itsverbH6105

close · be great · be increased · be mighty ···

נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖רnəbwkadəreʾṣar

NebuchadnezzarnounH5019

Nebuchadrezzar

מֶ֥לֶךְmelekə

the king ofnounH4428

royal

בָּבֶֽלbābel

BabylonnounH894

Babylon

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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