1 Kings 14:11

Him that dieth of Jeroboam [Heb. to Jeroboam, i.e; belonging to, of the house of. " Of Jeroboam," conveys the idea of his seed . It is possible that his wife shared in the general doom], in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air [Heb. heavens, as in Genesis 1:26 ; Genesis 2:19 ; Genesis 7:23 , etc.] eat [This was a terrible threat to a Jew—that the dead body should fall a prey to dogs and wild beasts. Cf. Psalms 79:2 ; Jeremiah 7:33 ; Jeremiah 16:4 ; Jeremiah 34:20 ; Ezekiel 29:5 , etc. For him it had a factitious horror, because of the threatening of Deuteronomy 28:26 ; cf. Revelation 19:17 , Revelation 19:18 . It was, therefore, the climax of disgrace and misfortune; the greatest dishonour that could be offered to the dust and to the memory. Hence the threat of David ( 1 Samuel 17:46 ; cf. 1 Samuel 17:44 ); hence the devotion of Rizpah ( 2 Samuel 21:10 ), and the complaint of the Psalmist ( Psalms 79:2 ). Cf. Homer, Iliad Revelation 1:4 , Revelation 1:5 .

"Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore,

Devouring dogs and hungry vultures tore."

Dogs, it is well known, are the scavengers of Eastern cities. They exist there in great numbers, and in a semi-savage state, and the carcases of animals and carrion of all sorts are left for them to consume, which they do most effectually, roaming the streets all night ( Psalms 59:6 , Psalms 59:14 ) in search of garbage. Vultures and other birds of prey perform a similar office in the open country ( Job 39:29 , Job 39:30 ; Matthew 24:28 )]: for the Lord hath spoken it.