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14 Then the Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day. Indeed, it begins right now.[a]

15 The Lord will strike Israel until it sways like a reed swaying in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and he will scatter them beyond the River,[b] because they made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord to anger. 16 Yes, he will give Israel up because of the sins which Jeroboam himself committed and which he caused Israel to commit.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 14:14 Literally this is the day and what also now. The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
  2. 1 Kings 14:15 That is, the Euphrates