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Israel is a sheep scattered and driven away by lions

AT: "Israel is a sheep that lions scattered and drove away" Yahweh compares Israel to sheep and her enemies to lions. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

devoured him

This compares the destruction of Israel by Assyria to being eaten eagerly. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

broke his bones

This compares the destruction of Israel by Nebuchdnezzar to breaking bones. AT: "destroyed Israel". (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

See, I am about to...

The word "See" means to pay special attention to what follows.