1 Kings 12:14
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.1 Kings 12:14 in the real world
In what words
- עַקְרָבʻaqrâba scorpion; figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip
- שׁוֹטshôwṭa lash (literally or figuratively)
- עֹלʻôla yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
- יָסַרyâçarto chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- יֶלֶדyeledsomething born, i.e. a lad or offspring
- עֵצָהʻêtsâhadvice; by implication, plan; also prudence
- כָּבַדkâbadto be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous,
- יָסַףyâçaphto add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ki 12:10–11, Exo 5:5–9, Exo 5:16–18, Exo 1:14, Est 1:16–21, 2Ch 22:4–5, Pro 13:10, Est 2:2–4