1 Kings 12:11

My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. ¹  My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’” ² 

Ex 1:13,14; Ex 5:5-9,18; 1Sa 8:18; 1Ki 12:14; 2Ch 16:10; Isa 58:6; Jer 27:11; Jer 28:13,14; Eze 2:6; Re 9:3-10

¹ tn Heb “and now my father placed upon you a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke.”

² tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture using poisonous insects, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound. Cf. CEV “whips with pieces of sharp metal.”