King James Version
1 Kings 14:16 in the King James Version says “And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.”
1 Kings 14:16 · KJV
Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.
And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he shall give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“because”
H1558a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
“of the sins”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“to sin”
H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“to sin”
H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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