Revised Webster's Bible
Jeremiah 19:9
9And 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 distress, with which their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall distress them.
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
7And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their dead bodies will I give to be food for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 8And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues. 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 distress, with which their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall distress them. 10Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11And shalt say to them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
Read all of Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 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
- eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- siegeמָצוֹרmâtsôr mâtsûr · siegeH4692
- distressמָצוֹקmâtsôq · distressH4689
- enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
- livesנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
- distressצוּקtsûq · to pressH6693
Cross-references for Jeremiah 19:9
- Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
- Deuteronomy 28:53And thou shalt eat the fruit of thy 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 distress, by which thy enemies shall distress thee:
- 2 Kings 6:26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
- Isaiah 9:20And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
- Lamentations 2:20Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
- Lamentations 4:10The hands of the tenderhearted women have boiled their own children: they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
- Ezekiel 5:10Therefore 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.
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
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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
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