Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “And also concerning Jezebel the LORD says: ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ New Living Translation “And regarding Jezebel, the LORD says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s body at the plot of land in Jezreel.’ English Standard Version And of Jezebel the LORD also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.’ Berean Standard Bible And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ King James Bible And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. New King James Version And concerning Jezebel the LORD also spoke, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ New American Standard Bible The LORD has also spoken of Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel.’ NASB 1995 “Of Jezebel also has the LORD spoken, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’ NASB 1977 “And of Jezebel also has the LORD spoken, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’ Legacy Standard Bible Of Jezebel also has Yahweh spoken, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’ Amplified Bible The LORD also spoke in regard to Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat [the body of] Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’ Christian Standard Bible The LORD also speaks of Jezebel: ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel: Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD also speaks of Jezebel: The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel: American Standard Version And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Also of Jezebel LORD JEHOVAH said: “Dogs shall eat Jezebel in the inheritance of Yizreil. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord spoke of Jezabel, saying, The dogs shall devour her within the fortification of Jezrael. Contemporary English Version And as for Jezebel, dogs will eat her body there in Jezreel. Douay-Rheims Bible And of Jezabel also the Lord spoke, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezabel in the field of Jezrahel. English Revised Version And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the LORD also spoke [through Elijah] about Jezebel: "The dogs will eat Jezebel inside the walls of Jezreel. Good News Translation And concerning Jezebel, the LORD says that dogs will eat her body in the city of Jezreel. International Standard Version The LORD also has this to say about Jezebel: 'Dogs will eat Jezebel within the outer ramparts of Jezreel. JPS Tanakh 1917 And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the moat of Jezreel. Literal Standard Version And YHWH has also spoken of Jezebel, saying, The dogs eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel; Majority Standard Bible And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ New American Bible Against Jezebel, too, the LORD declared: The dogs shall devour Jezebel in the confines of Jezreel. NET Bible The LORD says this about Jezebel, 'Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall of Jezreel.' New Revised Standard Version Also concerning Jezebel the LORD said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the bounds of Jezreel.’ New Heart English Bible The LORD also spoke of Jezebel, saying, "The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel. Webster's Bible Translation And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. World English Bible Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. Young's Literal Translation 'And also of Jezebel hath Jehovah spoken, saying, The dogs do eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel; Additional Translations ... Context Elijah Denounces Ahab and Jezebel…22I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ 23And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ 24Anyone belonging to Ahab 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.”… Cross References 2 Kings 9:10 And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.'" Then the young prophet opened the door and ran. 2 Kings 9:30 Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. 2 Kings 9:36 So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, "This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: 'On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. Jeremiah 15:3 I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. Jeremiah 22:19 He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem. Treasury of Scripture And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. Jezebel 1 Kings 21:25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 2 Kings 9:10,30-37 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled… wall. Jump to Previous Bounds Devour District Dogs Eat Food Jezebel Jez'ebel Jezreel Jizreel Moat Rampart Wall WithinJump to Next Bounds Devour District Dogs Eat Food Jezebel Jez'ebel Jezreel Jizreel Moat Rampart Wall Within1 Kings 21 1. Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved5. Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy 15. Ahab take possession of the vineyard 17. Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel 25. Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment Verse 23. - And of Jezebel [Heb. to Jezebel. LXX. τῇ Ἰεζάβελ. But we cannot be sure that she also received a message of doom Elijah, as לְ: like אֶל after verbs of from speaking sometimes has the meaning of, concerning. Cf. Genesis 20:13; Psalm 3:3; Judges 9:54; 2 Kings 19:32. Moreover if the denunciation had been direct, it would have run, "The dogs shall eat thee," etc. See also ver. 27] also spake the Lord [Probably at the same time. Certainly by the same prophet (2 Kings 9:36). Elijah's words to Ahab appear to he only partially recorded (ib., ver. 26)], saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel [see on 1 Kings 14:11] by the wall [חֵל. same word as חַיל, is used of the strength and defences of a town, sc. its fortifications, and especially of the ditch or moat before them. Cf. 2 Samuel 20:15. The LXX. render by προτείχισμα or περίτειχος, the Vulgate by antemurale. "There is always in Oriental towns a space outside the walls which lies uncultivated and which is naturally used for the deposit of refuse of every kind. Here the dogs prowl, and the kites and vultures find many a feast" (Rawlinson). In 2 Samuel 21:12 we find the bodies of Saul and Jonathan impaled in the open space (A.V. "street") of Bethshean. This heap of refuse - for such the place soon be-comes - is called in the Arabian Nights "the mounds" (Stanley)] of Jezreel. [Retribution should overtake her near the scene of her latest crime (2 Kings 9:36). By this the just judgment of God would be made the more conspicuous. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel also וְגַ֨ם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and speaks דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue concerning Jezebel: לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל (lə·’î·ze·ḇel) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 348: Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab ‘The dogs הַכְּלָבִ֛ים (hak·kə·lā·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3611: A dog, a male prostitute will devour יֹאכְל֥וּ (yō·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat Jezebel אִיזֶ֖בֶל (’î·ze·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 348: Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab by the wall בְּחֵ֥ל (bə·ḥêl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength of Jezreel.’ יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ (yiz·rə·‘el) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3157: Jezreel -- 'God sows', two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel Links 1 Kings 21:23 NIV1 Kings 21:23 NLT 1 Kings 21:23 ESV 1 Kings 21:23 NASB 1 Kings 21:23 KJV 1 Kings 21:23 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 21:23 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 21:23 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 21:23 French Bible 1 Kings 21:23 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 21:23 Of Jezebel also spoke Yahweh saying (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |