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Israel is a scattered flock driven away by lions
"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.
Israel
This refers to all the people of Israel.
the king of Assyria
This refers to the army of the king of Assyria.
devoured him
The destruction of Israel by Assyria is spoken of as if Israel were a sheep that Assyria ate.
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
This refers to the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
broke his bones
"destroyed Israel". The destruction of Israel is spoken of if it were a sheep which had its bones crushed by a lion.