Luke 15:16

And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him.

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In The King James Version

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

In Context

15And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine.

17And returning to his senses, he said: ‘How many hired hands in my father’s house have abundant bread, while I perish here in famine!

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Cross References

Job 30:4And they chewed grass and the bark from trees, and the root of junipers was their food.

Psalms 142:4And my spirit has been in anguish over me. My heart within me has been disturbed.

Isaiah 55:2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and expend your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen very closely to me, and eat what is good, and then your soul will be delighted by a full measure.

Lamentations 4:5HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.

Jonah 2:2And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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