Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Parallel translations
- WEB behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- BSB So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
- NKJV surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- NASB behold, I am going to burn Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- NLT So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
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God announces He will sweep away Baasha's house, making it like the destroyed house of Jeroboam.
Overview
The sentence pronounced on Baasha exactly mirrors the judgment that fell on Jeroboam, the dynasty Baasha himself had wiped out. This shows the consistency and impartiality of God's justice: the same sin brings the same end. The repetition of the formula reinforces that those who imitate the wicked will share their fate.
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Cross-references · 6
- 1 Kgs 14:10Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
- Jer 22:19He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
- Isa 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
- 1 Kgs 21:21–24Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
- 1 Kgs 15:29–30And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:
- 1 Kgs 16:11–12And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
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