1Ki 9:7 | NETfull | STEP | then I will remove Israel from the land I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed among all the nations.

1 Kings 9:7

7 then I will remove Israel from the land ^{▼▼ Heb “I will cut off Israel from upon the surface of the land.”} I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, ^{▼▼ Heb “and the temple which I consecrated for my name I will send away from before my face.”} ^{▼▼ Instead of “I will send away,” the parallel text in 2 Chr 7:20 has “I will throw away.” The two verbs sound very similar in Hebrew, so the discrepancy is likely due to an oral transmissional error.} and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed ^{▼▼ Heb “will become a proverb and a taunt,” that is, a proverbial example of destruction and an object of reproach.} among all the nations.