Isaiah 9:20
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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:They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
In other translations
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:They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
Hebrew words
וַיִּגְזֹרvaiyigzorand it devouredH1504עַל־'al-onH5921יָמִיןyamin[the] right [side]H3225וְרָעֵבvera'evand it was hungryH7456וַיֹּאכַלvaiyokhaland it ateH398עַל־'al-onH5921שְׂמֹאולsemol[the] left [side]H8040וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808שָׂבֵעוּsave'uthey were satisfiedH7646אִישׁ'isheveryoneH376בְּשַׂר־besar-[the] flesh ofH1320זְרֹעוֹzero'oown arm hisH2220יֹאכֵלוּ׃yokheluthey ateH398
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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