thereforebehold,I am bringingcalamityon the houseof Jeroboam,and will cutofffrom Jeroboameverymaleperson, both bondand freein Israel,and I will makea cleansweepof the houseof Jeroboam,as one sweepsawaydunguntilit is allgone.
Thiseventbecamesinto the houseof Jeroboam,even to blot[it] out and destroy[it] from offthe faceof the earth.
It cameabout when he becameking,as soon as he saton his throne,that he killedallthe householdof Baasha;he did not leavea single male,neither of his relativesnor of his friends.
behold,I will consumeBaashaand his house,and I will makeyour houselike the houseof Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat.
"Behold,I will bringevilupon you, and will utterlysweepyou away,and will cutofffrom Ahabeverymale,both bondand freein Israel;
For the LORDsawthe afflictionof Israel,[which was] verybitter;for there was neitherbondnorfree,norwas thereany helperfor Israel.
I will stretchoverJerusalemthe lineof Samariaand the plummetof the houseof Ahab,and I will wipeJerusalemas one wipesa dish,wipingit and turningit upsidedown.
and the corpseof Jezebelwill be as dungon the faceof the fieldin the propertyof Jezreel,sothey cannotsay,"Thisis Jezebel."'"
He perishesforeverlike his refuse;Those who have seenhim will say,'Whereis he?'
Who were destroyedat En-dor,Who becameas dungfor the ground.
"But you have been castout of your tombLike a rejectedbranch,Clothedwith the slainwho are piercedwith a sword,Who godownto the stonesof the pitLike a trampledcorpse.
"I will also makeit a possessionfor the hedgehogand swampsof water,and I will sweepit with the broomof destruction,"declaresthe LORDof hosts.
On thisaccountthe angerof the LORDhas burnedagainst His people,And He has stretchedout His handagainstthem and struckthem down.And the mountainsquaked,and their corpseslaylike refusein the middleof the streets.For allthisHis angeris not spent,But His handis stillstretchedout.
who showslovingkindnessto thousands,but repaysthe iniquityof fathersinto the bosomof their childrenafterthem, O greatand mightyGod.The LORDof hostsis His name;
"They will spreadthem out to the sun,the moonand to allthe hostof heaven,whichthey have lovedand whichthey have served,and whichthey have goneafterand whichthey have sought,and whichthey have worshiped.They will not be gatheredor buried;they will be as dungon the faceof the ground.
They will destroythe wallsof Tyreand breakdownher towers;and I will scrapeher debrisfrom her and makeher a barerock.
Ifa trumpetis blownin a citywill not the peopletremble?Ifa calamityoccursin a cityhas not the LORDdoneit?
I will bringdistresson menSo that they will walklike the blind,Becausethey have sinnedagainst the LORD;And their bloodwill be pouredout like dustAnd their fleshlike dung.
"Behold,I am going to rebukeyour offspring,and I will spreadrefuseon your faces,the refuseof your feasts;and you will be takenaway with it.
"For the LORDwill vindicateHis people,And will havecompassionon His servants,WhenHe seesthat [their] strengthis gone,And thereis none[remaining], bondor free.
"Thereforethe LORDGodof Israeldeclares,I did indeedsaythat your houseand the houseof your fathershould walkbeforeMe forever;but nowthe LORDdeclares,'Farbe it from Me-- for those who honorMe I will honor,and those who despiseMe will be lightlyesteemed.
"May Goddosoto the enemiesof David,and morealso,ifby morningI leave[as much as] one maleof anywhobelong to him."
"Nevertheless,as the LORDGodof Israellives,whohas restrainedme from harmingyou, unlessyou had comequicklyto meetme, surelythere would not have been leftto Nabaluntilthe morninglight[as much as] one male."
