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Jeremiah 19:9

Judgment

7 And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

8 I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’

10 Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,

11 and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.

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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
I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’
KJV
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.
WEB
I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters. They will each eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the distress with which their enemies, and those who seek their life, will distress them.”’
ASV
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 in the distress, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their life, shall distress them.
DARBY
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat everyone the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the straitness wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
BLB
And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and each man shall eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress with which their enemies shall press against them and those seeking their soul!’
ÅB
Og jeg vil la dem spise sine sønners og døtres kjøtt, og de skal spise hverandres kjøtt, under den trengsel og angst som deres fiender og de som står dem etter livet, fører over dem.
OTB
Jeg vil få dem til å spise kjøttet av sine sønner og døtre, og de vil spise hverandres kjøtt på grunn av beleiringen og nøden som deres fiender, de som søker deres liv, vil påføre dem.'
B1930
Og jeg vil la dem ete sine sønners og døtres kjøtt, og de skal ete hverandres kjøtt, under den trengsel og angst som deres fiender og de som står dem efter livet, fører over dem.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 9:20

    They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.

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  • Leviticus 26:29

    You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.

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  • Lamentations 4:10

    The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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  • Ezekiel 5:10

    As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’

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  • Deuteronomy 28:53–57

    Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you.

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  • Lamentations 2:20

    Look, O LORD, and consider: Whom have You ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the infants they have nurtured? Should priests and prophets be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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  • 2 Kings 6:26–29

    As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”

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