Jeremiah 50:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 50:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 50:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 50:17 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Jeremiah 50:17 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 50:17
“Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:17: king, hath, devoured
“In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:17: israel, away, king
“And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:17: israel, king, assyria
“Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:17: lions, king, assyria
“And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 50:17: israel, away, king
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