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55 He will withhold from each of them the flesh of his sons that he is eating—since there will be nothing left—on account of the siege and distress with which your enemy will oppress you in all your cities. 56 The most tender and sensitive lady among you, who doesn’t venture to touch the soles of her feet to the ground on account of her daintiness, will look with hostility in her eyes against her beloved husband, her sons, and her daughters. 57 She will eat her afterbirth[a] and her newborn children[b] secretly—since there will be nothing left—on account of the siege and distress with which your enemy will oppress you in your cities.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:57 Lit. will begrudge that which comes out from between her feet
  2. Deuteronomy 28:57 Lit. sons whom she will bear