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.
Israel is a scattered sheep ... lions have driven him away - "lions" - i:e., hostile kings (Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 49:19).
First the king of Assyria hath devoured him - (2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:9, Shalmaneser; Ezra 4:2, Esarhaddon). And last this Nebuchadnezzar - (2 Kings 24:10; 2 Kings 24:14).