Whoeverהַof Jeroboam’s houseלְיָרָבְעָםdiesמֵּתin the city,בָּעִירthe dogsהַכְּלָבִיםwill eat;יֹאכְלוּand whoeverוְהַdiesמֵּתin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהthe birdsעוֹףof the skyהַשָּׁמָיִםwill eat;יֹאכְלוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas spoken.’דִּבֵּר
1 Kings 14:11
Study it in the app“Whoever of Jeroboam’s house dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and whoever dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat; for YHWH has spoken.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 14:11, word by word
- of Jeroboam’s houseיָרָבְעָםyaravam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appears- diesמֵּתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- in the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- the dogsכְּלָבִיםkelavim
dog
An animal that roams the city and eats what it finds, even carrion.
Where else “kelavim” appears- will eatיֹאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- the birdsעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- of the skyשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has spoken.’דִּבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
10therefore, look, I am bringing evil on the house of Jeroboam, and I will cut off from Jeroboam everyone who urinates against the wall, restrained and left in Israel; and I will sweep away after the house of Jeroboam, as one sweeps away dung, until it is gone.
11 · This verse (above)
12And you, get up, go to your house; when your feet enter the city, the child will die.