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Leviticus 26:29

27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.
KJV
And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
WEB
You will eat the flesh of your sons, and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.
ASV
And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
DARBY
And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
BLB
And you⁺ shall eat the flesh of your⁺ sons; even the flesh of your⁺ daughters you⁺ shall eat.
ÅB
Dere skal spise deres sønners kjøtt og spise deres døtres kjøtt.
OTB
Dere vil fortære kjøttet av deres sønner og kjøttet av deres døtre.
B1930
I skal ete eders sønners kjøtt og ete eders døtres kjøtt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 24:19

    And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

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  • Ezekiel 5:10

    Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:53–57

    And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

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  • Lamentations 4:10

    The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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  • Lamentations 2:20

    Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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  • 2 Kings 6:28–29

    And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

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  • Luke 23:29

    For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

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  • Jeremiah 19:9

    And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

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