- that they may:
- "And he shall snatchª° on¹ the right hand,ª and be hungry;²¹ and he shall eatª° on¹ the left hand,ª and they shall not¹ be satisfied:ª° they shall eatª° every manª the fleshª of his own arm:ª" {Isa 9:20} + "And ye shall eatª° the fleshª of your sons,ª and the fleshª of your daughtersª shall ye eat.ª°" {Lev 26:29} + "And thou shalt eatª° the fruitª of thine own body,ª the fleshª of thy sonsª and of thy daughters,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath givenª° thee, in the siege,ª and in the straitness,ª wherewith¹ thine enemiesª° shall distressª° thee: ... And toward her young oneª that cometh outª° from between¹¹ her feet,ª and toward her childrenª which¹ she shall bear:ª° for¹ she shall eatª° them for wantª of all¹ [things] secretlyª in the siegeª and straitness,ª wherewith¹ thine enemyª° shall distressª° thee in thy gates.ª" {Deu 28:53-57} + "And there was¹ a greatª famineª in Samaria:ª and, behold,¹ they besiegedª°¹ it, until¹ an ass'sª headª was¹ [sold] for fourscoreª [pieces] of silver,ª and the fourth partª of a cabª of dove's dungª°²² for fiveª [pieces] of silver.ª ... So we boiledª°¹ my son,ª and did eatª° him: and I saidª° unto¹ her on the nextª day,ª Giveª°¹ thy son,ª that we may eatª° him: and she hath hidª°¹ her son.ª" {2Kg 6:25-29} + "But Rabshakehª saidª° unto¹ them, Hath my masterª sentª° me to¹ thy master,ª and to¹ thee, to speakª°¹ these¹ words?ª [hath he] not¹ [sent me] to¹ the men²¹ which sitª° on¹ the wall,ª that they may eatª°¹ their own dung,ª°² and drinkª°¹ their own pissªª°² with¹ you?" {2Kg 18:27} + "And I will cause them to eatª°¹ the fleshª of their sonsª and the fleshª of their daughters,ª and they shall eatª° every oneª the fleshª of his friendª in the siegeª and straitness,ª wherewith¹ their enemies,ª° and they that seekª° their lives,ª shall straitenª° them." {Jer 19:9} + "[They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ª° stricken²° through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª ... The handsª of the pitifulª womenª have soddenª° their own children:ª they were¹ their meatª° in the destructionª of the daughterª of my people.ª" {Lam 4:9-10} + "Moreover he saidª° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª behold,¹ I will breakª° the staffª of breadª in Jerusalem:ª and they shall eatª° breadª by weight,ª and with care;ª and they shall drinkª° waterª by measure,ª and with astonishment:ª" {Ezk 4:16}
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