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13 All Israel will mourn for him, and they will bury him. Indeed, from those who belong to Jeroboam he alone will be buried in a tomb, because in the house of Jeroboam some good is found in him before the Lord, the God of Israel. 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.

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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