And to make their seed fall among the gentiles, And to scatter them in the lands.
You do give us as sheep to be eaten, And You have scattered us among the gentiles.
The face of יהוה scattered them. He no longer regards them. They showed no respect for the priests Nor favour to the elders.
“Also, I Myself lifted My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, to scatter them among the gentiles and disperse them throughout the lands,
‘And I shall scatter you among the gentiles and draw out a sword after you. And your land shall be desert and your cities ruins,
“Thus you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a mockery among all the peoples to which יהוה drives you.