Any person from your family that dies in the city will be eaten by dogs. And any person from your family that dies in the fields will be eaten by birds. The Lord has spoken.’”
1 Kings 16:4 - Easy To Read Version The people in your family will die in the streets of the city. And dogs will eat their bodies. Some of the people in your family will die in the fields. And the birds will eat their bodies.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Any of Baasha's family who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and any who dies in the field the birds of the heavens shall eat. American Standard Version (1901) Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat. Common English Bible Dogs will eat any of Baasha’s family who die in town. Birds will eat any who die in the country. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever will have died of Baasha in the city, the dogs will consume him. And whoever will have died of him in the countryside, the birds of the air will consume him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Him that dieth of Baasa in the city the dogs shall eat: and him that dieth of his in the country the fowls of the air shall devour. |
Any person from your family that dies in the city will be eaten by dogs. And any person from your family that dies in the fields will be eaten by birds. The Lord has spoken.’”
During the time that King Asa was king of Judah, he was always fighting against Baasha, the king of Israel.
Any person in your family that dies in the city will be eaten by dogs. Any person that dies in the fields, will be eaten by birds.’”
So I will give those people to their enemies and to every person that wants to kill them. The bodies of those people will become food for the birds of the air and for the wild animals of the earth.