1 Kings 14:15-16

14:15 The Lord will attack Israel, making it like a reed that sways in the water. ¹  He will remove Israel from this good land he gave to their ancestors ²  and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, ³  because they angered the Lord by making Asherah poles. ⁴  14:16 He will hand Israel over to their enemies ⁵  because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”

¹ tn The elliptical Hebrew text reads literally “and the Lord will strike Israel as a reed sways in the water.”

² tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 22, 31).

³ tn Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew this is a typical reference to the Euphrates River. The name “Euphrates” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “because they made their Asherah poles that anger the Lord”; or “their images of Asherah”; ASV, NASB “their Asherim”; NCV “they set up idols to worship Asherah.”

⁵ tn Heb “and he will give [up] Israel.”