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Guzik: Under the Old Covenant, God promised to use Israel to exalt Himself among the nations one way or another. If Israel obeyed, He would bless them so much that others had to recognize the hand of God upon Israel. If Israel disobeyed, He would chastise them so severely that the nations would be astonished at the judgment of God among His disobedient people, and they would know that the LORD has brought all this calamity on them. Uproot (05428)(nathash) to pull or pluck up, root out, pluck up by the roots. God pulled out pagan gods or worship symbols, Asherim (Mic. 5:14). Yahweh uprooted His people from His land (Dt 29:28; 1 Ki. 14:15; Jer 12:14, 15, 17). Jeremiah as a prophet uprooted, plucked up nations (Jer. 1:10). Milton Fisher - Not included in the above catalog are the renderings of nātash in Jeremiah 18:14, where the verb appears in the Niphal (passive) stem. The ASV says, "shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken." (So translated due to parallel verb ʿāzab, q.v. at the beginning of the verse.) ASV has "dried up," and RSV "run dry." Such a translation assumes a textual corruption by metathesis from nāshat "fail" (i.e. be dry, parched), a verb used in Isaiah 19:5 in parallel with ḥārab and yābash, both "dry up." The "plucking up" of a river is a possible figure, though a very strong one. It is the idolatrous Asherim (KJV "groves") that are to be plucked up in Micah 5:14 [H 13], but the term is mainly used with God as subject and nations or peoples as object: Deut. 29:28 [H 27]; 1 Kings 14:15; 2 Chron. 7:20; Jeremiah 12:14. The twelfth chapter of Jeremiah provides the key passage (Jeremiah 12:14-17) for the study of this verb, occurring here five of the thirteen times it is used by this prophet. (Jeremiah employs nātash more than all its other occurrences combined.) In Jeremiah 1:10 the usage is in parallel with nātaṣ "break/throw down" (q.v.). The verb is used frequently with reference to the Lord's work of destroying evil nations: of Israel (Deut. 29:28 [H 27]; 2 Chron. 7:20) and of her neighbors (Jeremiah 12:14-15, 17). In the case of Israel, however, he promises that after judgment he will pluck them up no more (Jeremiah 31:28; Amos 9:15); and in the case of the nations, he promises not to carry out his threat if they repent (Jeremiah 18:7). (Online Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament) NATHASH - 21X/19V - pluck(3), plucked(2), root(1), rooted(1), snatched away(1), uproot(9), uprooted(4). Deut. 29:28; 1 Ki. 14:15; 2 Chr. 7:20; Ps. 9:6; Jer. 1:10; Jer. 12:14; Jer. 12:15; Jer. 12:17; Jer. 18:7; Jer. 18:14; Jer. 24:6; Jer. 31:28; Jer. 31:40; Jer. 42:10; Jer. 45:4; Ezek. 19:12; Dan. 11:4; Amos 9:15; Mic. 5:14 Proverb (04912) mashal [Singular = mashal, Plural = misle] from the verb mashal - to rule [e.g., Ge 1:18] or more generally indicates idea of comparison, likeness or equality and thus to speak a proverb or popular saying comparing 2 objects, attitudes or activities - Ps 49:12+, Ezek 16:44, 18:2, 24:3) usually conveys the meaning of a wise saying (or a pithy maxim which suggest special insight and authority), but in two occurrences of the connotation of parable or allegory (as defined above) is clearly evident (viz. Ezek 17:2ff = a parable centering on two eagles, Ezek 17:12 representing Babylon and Ezek 17:15 representing Egypt, as well as centering on a vine Ezek 17:6), both in indictments against Israel for her sin. In Nu 23: 7, 18, 24:3ff. mashal refers not to a popular or common saying but to Balaam’s prophetic oracles (the first 7 uses in Scripture). In Isa 14:4 the context is after Israel's return to the land and the song is one of contempt or taunting (mashal) directed at the king of Babylon. A proverb is a truth expressed in brief and striking words, like "Pride cometh before a fall." Byword (08148) (sheninah from shanan = to sharpen)means "ridicule," "taunt," connoting a "sharp or cutting word," a "taunt," an "insult." In the OT, shenînāh is typified as the cutting remark concerning Israel by her enemies. It always occurs in parallel with mashal, "proverb." If the Covenant were not honored, Israel would be cursed, becoming a taunt among the nations (Dt. 28:37). Although Solomon had built an imposing Temple, Israel's failure to serve God would result in disaster. The nation would become a taunt. People would marvel at what had happened (1 Ki. 9:7). In a second appearance to Solomon, the Lord reiterated what had been declared at the temple's dedication: "If you turn away..." what would follow with respect to the Temple would become a taunt (2 Chr. 7:19f). Because of their spiritual intransigence, Zedekiah and his people in Jerusalem would experience this consequence (Jer. 24:9). Here are the 4 uses of sheninah... Deuteronomy 28:37 “You shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the LORD drives you. 1 Ki. 9:7; then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. So Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples. 2 Chr. 7:20 then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. Jer. 24:9 ‘I will make them a terror and an evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse in all places where I will scatter them. Bob