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# Israel is a scattered flock driven away by lions
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2024-09-17 18:34:09 +00:00
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"Israel is like a sheep that lions scattered and drove away". Yahweh speaks of Israel as a flock of sheep that had run away from hungry lions.
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# Israel
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2024-09-17 18:34:09 +00:00
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This refers to all the people of Israel.
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# the king of Assyria
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2024-09-17 18:34:09 +00:00
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This refers to the army of the king of Assyria.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# devoured him
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2024-09-17 18:34:09 +00:00
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The destruction of Israel by Assyria is spoken of as if Israel were a sheep that Assyria ate.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
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2024-09-17 18:34:09 +00:00
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This refers to the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# broke his bones
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2024-09-17 18:34:09 +00:00
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"destroyed Israel". The destruction of Israel is spoken of if it were a sheep which had its bones crushed by a lion.
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