So, Jeroboam, I will bring troubles to your family. I will kill all of the men in your family. I will destroy your family completely, like fire completely destroys dung.
2 Kings 14:26 - Easy To Read Version The Lord saw that all the Israelites had many troubles, slaves and free men. No person was left that could help Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Lord saw as very bitter the affliction of Israel; there was no one left, bond or free, nor any helper for Israel. American Standard Version (1901) For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel. Common English Bible The LORD saw how brutally Israel suffered, whether slave or free, with no one to help Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord saw the exceedingly bitter affliction of Israel, and that they were being consumed, even to those who were enclosed in prison, and even to the least ones, and that there was no one who would help Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel that it was exceeding bitter, and that they were consumed even to them that were shut up in prison, and the lowest persons, and that there was no one to help Israel. |
So, Jeroboam, I will bring troubles to your family. I will kill all of the men in your family. I will destroy your family completely, like fire completely destroys dung.
So the Lord says to you, ‘I will destroy you. I will kill you and every male in your family.
But the Lord was kind to the Israelites. The Lord had mercy and turned to the Israelites. Why? Because of his Agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Lord would not destroy the Israelites or throw them away yet.
Then Jehoahaz begged the Lord to help them. And the Lord listened to him. The Lord had seen the troubles of Israel and how the king of Aram troubled the Israelites.
So all Ahab’s family will die. I will not let any male child in Ahab’s family live. It doesn’t matter if that male child is a slave or a free person in Israel.
God made life hard for those people\par because of the things they did.\par They stumbled and fell,\par and there was no person to help them.\par
So, God, don’t leave me!\par Trouble is near.\par And there is no person to help me.\par
Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt. And I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.
I have heard the cries of the people of Israel. I have seen the way the Egyptians have made life hard for them.
The people had many troubles,\par but the Lord was not against them.\par The Lord loved the people\par and felt sorry for them.\par So the Lord saved them.\par He sent his special angel to save them.\par He picked them up and carried them,\par and \{he will take care of them\} forever.\par
“The Lord will judge his people. They are his servants, and he will show them mercy. He will see that their power is gone. He will see that they are all helpless— the slaves and free people, too.
Then the people of Israel threw away the foreign gods. They started worshiping the Lord again. So the Lord felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.