Jeremiah 19:9

Jeremiah 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh because their enemies will press the siege so hard against them to destroy them.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies and those who seek their life afflict them.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the desperation with which their enemies and those who seek their lives shall drive them to despair.” ’

Context of Jeremiah 19:9

7I will spoil the plans of Judah and Jerusalem in this place. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hand of those who intend to take their life. I will provide their corpses as food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land. 8I will make this city desolate, an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and scoff because of all its wounds. I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and their daughters, and they will eat each other’s flesh in the distressing siege inflicted on them by their enemies who intend to take their life.’ 10“Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the people going with you, 11and you are to proclaim to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will shatter these people and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be mended. They will bury the dead in Topheth because there is no other place for burials.

Jeremiah 19:9 word by word

וְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞ים אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֵת֙ בְּשַׂ֣ר בְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔ם וְאִ֥ישׁ בְּשַׂר־רֵעֵ֖הוּ יֹאכֵ֑לוּ בְּמָצוֹר֙ וּבְמָצ֔וֹק אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצִ֧יקוּ לָהֶ֛ם אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will cause them to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• of their sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of their daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of his friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• in the siegeמָצוֹרmâtsôr mâtsûr · siegeH4692
• and straitnessמָצוֹקmâtsôq · distressH4689
• wherewith their enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• and they that seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• their livesנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• shall straitenצוּקtsûq · to pressH6693

Cross-references for Jeremiah 19:9

• Leviticus 26:29You will eat the flesh of your sons; you will eat the flesh of your daughters.
• Deuteronomy 28:53“You will eat your offspring, the flesh of your sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you during the siege and hardship your enemy imposes on you.
• 2 Kings 6:26As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “My lord the king, help!”
• Isaiah 9:20They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they have eaten on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one eats the flesh of his arm.
• Lamentations 2:20Lord, look and consider to whom you have done this. Should women eat their own children, the infants they have nurtured? Should priests and prophets be killed in the Lord’s sanctuary?
• Lamentations 4:10The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children; they became their food during the destruction of my dear people.
• Ezekiel 5:10As a result, fathers will eat their sons within Jerusalem, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your survivors to every direction of the wind.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons - This was literally fulfilled when Jerusalem was besieged by the Romans. This also the prophet might have had in view.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The siege of Jerusalem lasted two and a half years. It caused severe famine and despair (see 2 Kings 25:1–4). their sons and daughters: Compare Deuteronomy 28:53–57.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (De 28:53; La 4:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 19:9

• Cannibalism
• Famine
• Instruction
• Prophecy
• Siege
• War

In the dictionaries

• Ancient
• Bottle
• Famine
• Harden
• Hissing
• Void
• Philemon, Epistle to
• anguish

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings