SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 9:7

9:7a then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them,

then I will uproot Israel from the face/surface of the land I have given them.
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then I will remove⌊the people of⌋ Israel from the land I have given them.
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In that case I will send the people of Israel away from the land that I gave them,

9:7b and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name.

I will cast out of my sight this house that I made holy for myself.
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I will leave/ignore this temple that I made/declared to be my own holy house.
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and I will look away from this house/temple that I had set apart for my own ⌊use/dwelling⌋.

9:7c Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.

And Israel will be/become ⌊nothing but⌋ an object of scorn and mockery among/for the ⌊other⌋ nations.
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Then Israel will be mocked and ridiculed by all the ⌊foreign/pagan⌋ peoples.
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Then all the ⌊foreign⌋ peoples will speak of Israel with contempt and laughter.

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