shall be destroyed. Illustrations: the world (Gen 6; 1Pe_3:20. 2Pe_2:6); Israel (Deu_28:15-68); the lord (2Ki_7:2, 2Ki_7:17-20); Joash (2Ch_24:17-25); Amaziah (2Ch_25:16-27. 2Ch_15:32); the priests and others (2Ch_36:16); Jehoiakim (Jer_26:20-24); the Jews (Jer_44:17, Jer_44:27).
shall be rewarded. Illustrations: Pharaoh's servants (Exo_9:20, Exo_9:25); Amaziah (2Ch_25:6-11); Ebed-melech (Jer_39:15-18). Contrast Josiah (2Ch_34:27, 2Ch_34:30) with Jehoiakim his son (Jer_36:23-30; Jer_22:18, Jer_22:19).