They return in the evening; they growl ¹  like a dog and prowl around outside ²  the city.

The Lord says this about Jezebel, ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall ¹  of Jezreel.’

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, ¹  so a fool repeats his folly. ² 

But whoever is among ¹  the living ²  has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.

“It is not right ¹  to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” ²  he said. ³ 

Beware of the dogs, ¹  beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! ² 

Deliver me ¹  from the sword! Save ²  my life ³  from the claws ⁴  of the wild dogs!

They return in the evening; they growl ¹  like a dog and prowl around outside ²  the city.

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, ¹  “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, ¹  so is the person passing by who becomes furious ²  over a quarrel not his own.

But against any of the Israelites not even a dog will bark ¹  against either people or animals, ²  so that you may know that the Lord distinguishes ³  between Egypt and Israel.’

“You will be holy ¹  people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field. ²  You must throw it to the dogs.

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” ¹  Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?

Then Mephibosheth ¹  bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” ² 

Dogs will eat the members of your family ¹  who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”’ Indeed, the Lord has announced it!

Dogs will eat the members of Baasha’s family ¹  who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”

As for Ahab’s family, dogs will eat the ones ¹  who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”

They washed off the chariot at the pool of Samaria (this was where the prostitutes bathed); ¹  dogs licked his blood, just as the Lord had said would happen. ² 

Dogs will devour Jezebel on the plot of ground in Jezreel; she will not be buried.’” ¹  Then he opened the door and ran away.