Jeremiah 19:9
And they shall eat the flesh of their sons, and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat every one the flesh of his neighbor in the blockade, and in the siege wherewith their enemies shall besiege them.
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In Context
10And thou shalt break the bottle in the sight of the men that go forth with thee,
Cross References
Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
2 Kings 6:26And the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, and a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
Isaiah 9:20For Manasseh shall eat the flesh of Ephraim, and Ephraim the flesh of Manasseh; for they shall besiege Judah together. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.
Lamentations 2:20Behold, O Lord, 1 And see for whom thou hast gathered thus. 1 Shall the women eat the fruit of their womb? 1 The cook has made a gathering: 1 Shall the infants sucking at the breasts be slain? 1 Wilt thou slay the priest and prophet 1 In the sanctuary of the Lord? 1
Ezekiel 5:10Therefore the fathers shall eat their children in the midst of thee, and children shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and I will scatter all that are left of thee to every wind.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 19:2-10
The Desolation of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 600.) 1 Thus saith the Lord , Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, 3 And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord , O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which… Read the whole commentary →