Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and anyone belonging to him who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.”
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.”
- KJV 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.
- BSB Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”
- NKJV The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields.”
- NLT The members of Baasha’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.”
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Quick answer
Baasha's descendants are doomed to a dishonorable death, their bodies left unburied for dogs and birds.
Overview
Lacking proper burial was the ultimate disgrace in the ancient world, signifying a curse rather than a peaceful rest with one's fathers. This vivid judgment, echoing the word against Jeroboam, dramatizes the shame attached to leading God's people into idolatry. It is a sobering picture of the wages of sin, against which the gospel offers the hope of resurrection and honor for those in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 1 Kgs 14:11The 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.”’
- 1 Kgs 21:24The 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.”
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