20 [a]They devour what is on the right hand but are still (A)hungry,
And [b]they eat what is on the left hand, but they are not satisfied;
Each of them eats the (B)flesh of his own arm.
21 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh,
(C)And together they are against Judah.
(D)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.

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  1. Isaiah 9:20 Lit And he slices
  2. Isaiah 9:20 Lit he eats

20 On the right they will devour,
    but still be hungry;(A)
on the left they will eat,(B)
    but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring[a]:
21     Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;(C)
    together they will turn against Judah.(D)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 9:20 Or arm

20 And 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:

21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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And I will make them (A)eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh during the siege and in the hardship with which their enemies and those who seek their life will torment them.”’

10 “Then you are to break the (B)jar in the sight of the men who accompany you, 11 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “To the same extent I will (C)break this people and this city, just as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot again be repaired; and they will (D)bury their dead in Topheth, [a]because there is no other place for burial.

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  1. Jeremiah 19:11 Or until there is no place left to bury

I will make them eat(A) the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh because their enemies(B) will press the siege so hard against them to destroy them.’

10 “Then break the jar(C) while those who go with you are watching, 11 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I will smash(D) this nation and this city just as this potter’s jar is smashed and cannot be repaired. They will bury(E) the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.

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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.

10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

11 And shalt say unto 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.

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