And his name shall be called in Israel, ‘The house of him who had his sandal removed.’
Parallel translations
- WEB His name shall be called in Israel, “The house of him who had his shoe removed.”
- KJV And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
- BSB And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled.”
- NASB And in Israel his family shall be called by the name, ‘The house of him whose sandal was removed.’
- NLT Ever afterward in Israel his family will be referred to as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’!
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Quick answer
The man who refuses is forever labeled 'the house of him who had his shoe removed.' His selfishness leaves a lasting mark of shame on his household.
Overview
The enduring nickname attached disgrace to the family that failed its duty, a strong social deterrent. It shows how covenant community used honor and shame to reinforce faithfulness toward the weak. By contrast, Christ the true kinsman-redeemer never refuses His own, but freely takes our cause and builds us into the household of God (Ephesians 2:19).
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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