The dogs will eat he who belongs to Jeroboam who dies in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field: for Yahweh has spoken it.” ’
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The dogs will eat he who belongs to Jeroboam who dies in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field: for Yahweh has spoken it.” ’
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Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.
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Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat; for the LORD hath spoken it.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 14:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 16:4 The dogs will eat Baasha’s descendants who die in the city; and he who dies of his in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.”
- 1 Kings 21:23-24 Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. The dogs will eat he who dies of Ahab in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field.”
- Jeremiah 15:3 “I will appoint over them four kinds,” says Yahweh: “the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, the birds of the sky, and the animals of the earth, to devour and to destroy.
- Revelation 19:17-18 I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, “Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God, that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, small and great.”
- 1 Kings 21:19 You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “Have you killed and also taken possession?” ’ You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours.” ’ ”
- Isaiah 66:24 “They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
- Ezekiel 39:17-19 “You, son of man, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Speak to the birds of every sort, and to every animal of the field, “Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, that you may eat meat and drink blood. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. You shall eat fat until you are full, and drink blood until you are drunk, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain They shall lack the honor of burial in token…
They shall lack the honor of burial in token of God’s malediction.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 14:11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the…
1Ki 14:11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken [it].
Ver. 11. Shall the dogs eat.] A fearful judgment, such as befell Euripides the poet, and Lucian the atheist, eaten alive by dogs, as it is storied.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain So both sorts shall die unburied.
So both sorts shall die unburied.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house,....…
Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house,.... With all haste, as soon as she could:
and when thy feet enter the city; the city of Tirzah, very probably the king's palace stood at the entry of it, see Kg1 14:17,
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the child shall die; this is an answer to the question she was to ask, and at the same time a token of the sure and certain fulfilment of all the prophet had spoken in the name of the Lord.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Eat - So both sorts shall die unburied.
Eat - So both sorts shall die unburied.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. Shall the dogs eat] They shall not…
Verse 11. Shall the dogs eat] They shall not have an honourable burial: and shall not come into the sepulchres of their fathers.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The dogs are the chief scavengers of Oriental cities…
The dogs are the chief scavengers of Oriental cities (compare Psa 59:6, Psa 59:14). And the vulture is the chief scavenger in the country districts, assisted sometimes by kites and crows (see Job 39:27-30, where the vulture, not the eagle, is intended). Vultures are very abundant in Palestine.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Devour. They shall have the burial of asses, Jeremias…
Devour. They shall have the burial of asses, Jeremias xxii. 19.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 11. Dogs eat… fowls of the air eat —…
11. Dogs eat… fowls of the air eat — The horrible punishment threatened in the law to the impious transgressor, (Deu_28:26,) and the foulest indignity that a conquered and slaughtered foe could be exposed to. Compare marginal reference and 1Sa_17:46. “Dogs are the chief scavengers of Oriental cities. Troops of dogs, more than half wild, scour the streets by night, clearing away all the offal and carrion that they can find. The vulture in the country districts, assisted sometimes by kites and crows, does the work of the dog in towns.” — Rawlinson.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. shall the dogs eat] It was this circumstance…
11. shall the dogs eat] It was this circumstance which rendered it so horrible to the Oriental mind to be cast out unburied. The dogs of an Eastern city were many and devoured all they found.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) Him that dieth.—The same judgment is repeated in…
(11) Him that dieth.—The same judgment is repeated in 1Ki_16:4; 1Ki_21:24. (Comp. also Jer_36:30.) The “dogs” are the half-wild’ dogs, the scavengers of every Eastern city; the “fowls of the air” the vultures and other birds of prey. In ancient times the natural horror of insult to the remains of the dead was often intensified by the idea, that in some way the denial of the rites of burial would inflict suffering or privation on the departed soul. Whether such ideas may have lingered in the minds of the Israelites we have no means of knowing. But certainly their whole system of law and ritual was calculated to give due honour to the body in life, as consecrated to God; and this would naturally tend to teach them that the body was a part of the true man, and therefore to deepen the repugnance, with which all reverent feeling regards outrage on the dead.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Him that dieth of Jeroboam Heb. to Jeroboam, i.e.,…
Him that dieth of Jeroboam Heb. to Jeroboam, i.e., belonging to, of the house of. Of Jeroboam," conveys the idea of his seed. It is possible that his wife shared in the general doom, in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air (Heb. heavens, as in Gen_1:26 Gen_2:19 Gen_7:23, etc.) eat This was a terrible threat to a Jew that the dead body should fall a prey to dogs and wild beasts. Cf. Psa_79:2; Jer_7:33 Jer_16:4 Jer_34:20; Eze_29:5, etc. For him it had a factitious horror, because of the threatening of Deu_28:26; cf. Rev_19:17, Rev_19:18. It was, therefore, the climax of disgrace and misfortune; the greatest dishonour that could be offered to the dust and to the memory. Hence the threat of David (1Sa_17:46; cf. ver. 44); hence the devotion of Rizpah, (2Sa_21:10) and the complaint of the Psalmist. (Psa_79:2) Cf. Homer, Iliad 1:4, 5.
Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore, Devouring dogs and hungry vultures tore.
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Dogs, it is well known, are the scavengers of Eastern cities. They exist there in great numbers, and in a semi-savage state, and the carcases of animals and carrion of all sorts are left for them to consume, which they do most effectually, roaming the streets all night (Psa_59:6, Psa_59:14) in search of garbage. Vultures and other birds of prey perform a similar office in the open country: (Job_39:29, Job_39:30; Mat_24:28) for the Lord hath spoken it.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Anyone who belongs to your family who dies in…
Anyone who belongs to your family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Dogs will eat anyone who belongs to your family and who dies in the city" (See: Active or Passive)
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anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the heavens
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the birds of the heavens will eat anyone who dies in the field" (See: Active or Passive)
when your feet enter the city
The word "feet" here is a synecdoche for the whole person. AT: "when you enter the city" (See: Synecdoche)
All Israel
This is a generalization that means the people of the northern kingdom of Israel. AT: "The Israelite people" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
go into a grave
"be buried in a grave"
out of Jeroboam's house
The word "house" here is a metonym for "family." AT: "in all of Jeroboam's family" (See: Metonymy)
was anything good found in the sight of Yahweh, the God of Israel
The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh's judgment or evaluation. This can be stated in active form. AT: "did Yahweh, the God of Israel, find anything he judged to be good" (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
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bury
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 14:11 eaten by dogs: This message of judgment for…
14:11 eaten by dogs: This message of judgment for Jeroboam’s family followed the legal curses pronounced for unfaithfulness (Deut 28:26; see 1 Kgs 16:4; 21:23; 2 Kgs 9:35-37).
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