Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On the right they will devour, but still be hungry; on the left they will eat, but not be satisfied. Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring: New Living Translation They will attack their neighbor on the right but will still be hungry. They will devour their neighbor on the left but will not be satisfied. In the end they will even eat their own children. English Standard Version They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own arm, Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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: New King James Version And he shall snatch on the right hand And be hungry; He shall devour on the left hand And not be satisfied; Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm. New American Standard Bible They devour what is on the right hand but are still hungry, And they eat what is on the left hand, but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm. NASB 1995 They slice off what is on the right hand but still are hungry, And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm. NASB 1977 And they slice off what is on the right hand but still are hungry, And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm. Legacy Standard Bible They slice off what is on the right hand but still are hungry, And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm. Amplified Bible They slice off [in discord] what is on the right hand but are still hungry, And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied; Each eats the flesh of his own arm. Christian Standard Bible They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they have eaten on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one eats the flesh of his arm. Holman Christian Standard Bible They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they have eaten on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one eats the flesh of his own arm. American Standard Version And one 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: Contemporary English Version like wild animals attacking and eating everyone around them, even their own relatives. But still they were not satisfied. English Revised Version And one 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation On the right, one gobbles up food and is still hungry. On the left, another eats and is never full. Each person eats the flesh from his own arm. Good News Translation Everywhere in the country people snatch and eat any bit of food they can find, but their hunger is never satisfied. They even eat their own children! International Standard Version They cut meat on the right, but they're still hungry, and they devour also on the left, but they're not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own children. NET Bible They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm! New Heart English Bible One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm: Webster's Bible Translation 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: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThey 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. World English Bible One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd cuts down on the right, and has been hungry, "" And he devours on the left, "" And they have not been satisfied, "" They each devour the flesh of his own arm. Young's Literal Translation And cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour. Smith's Literal Translation And he shall cut upon the right hand, and hungering; and he shall eat upon the left, and they were not satisfied: they shall eat a man the flesh of his arm. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shell eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda. Catholic Public Domain Version And he will turn toward the right, and he will be hungry. And he will eat toward the left, and he will not be satisfied. Each one will eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasseh Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, and together they will be against Judah. New American Bible They hack on the right, but remain hungry; they devour on the left, but are not filled. Each devours the flesh of the neighbor; New Revised Standard Version They gorged on the right, but still were hungry, and they devoured on the left, but were not satisfied; they devoured the flesh of their own kindred; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied; they shall eat every man the flesh of his own kinsmen; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he shall cut up on his right and he shall hunger and he shall eat on his left, and they shall not be satisfied; a man shall eat the flesh of his own arm OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And one snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry; And he eateth on the left hand, and is not satisfied; They eat every man the flesh of his own arm: Brenton Septuagint Translation But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment Against Israel's Unrepentance…19By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. 20They 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. 21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.… Cross References Micah 7:2-6 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. / The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. ... Jeremiah 19:9 I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’ Ezekiel 5:10 As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’ Zechariah 11:9 Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish; and let those who remain devour one another’s flesh.” Deuteronomy 28:53-57 Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you. / The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived, / refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates. ... Lamentations 4:10 The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. 2 Kings 6:28-29 Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’ / So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.” Matthew 24:10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, Galatians 5:15 But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... Romans 1:29-31 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. James 4:1-2 What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? / You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. Mark 13:12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. Luke 21:16 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. Matthew 10:21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. Treasury of Scripture 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: and he Isaiah 49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. Leviticus 26:26-29 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied… Jeremiah 19:9 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. snatch. Jump to Previous Arm Bits Cutteth Cutting Devour Devoureth Devours Eat Eateth Eats Enough Feed Flesh Hand Hungry Left Making Meal Need Neighbor's Neighbour Pity Right Satisfied Slice Snatch SnatchethJump to Next Arm Bits Cutteth Cutting Devour Devoureth Devours Eat Eateth Eats Enough Feed Flesh Hand Hungry Left Making Meal Need Neighbor's Neighbour Pity Right Satisfied Slice Snatch SnatchethIsaiah 9 1. What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the birth and kingdom of Christ8. The judgments upon Israel for their pride 13. For their hypocrisy 18. And for their unrepentance They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; This phrase reflects the desperation and futility experienced by the people of Israel during a time of judgment. The act of carving out suggests a frantic attempt to find sustenance or satisfaction, yet it remains elusive. This imagery can be connected to the broader biblical theme of spiritual hunger and the inability of worldly pursuits to fulfill the deeper needs of the soul. In the historical context, this could refer to the scarcity of resources during times of siege or famine, which were common consequences of divine judgment in the Old Testament. Theologically, it underscores the idea that turning away from God leads to a lack of true fulfillment. they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring. Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahThe prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Israel, warning them of impending judgment and offering hope for future restoration. 2. Israel The Northern Kingdom, often the subject of Isaiah's prophecies, which faced judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry. 3. Judah The Southern Kingdom, also addressed by Isaiah, which was warned of similar consequences if it followed Israel's path. 4. Assyrian Threat The geopolitical context of Isaiah's prophecies, where the Assyrian Empire posed a significant threat to Israel and Judah. 5. Divine Judgment The event of God's judgment upon Israel for their sins, as depicted in Isaiah's prophecies. Teaching Points The Consequences of SinSin leads to self-destruction and dissatisfaction. Just as Israel's disobedience led to internal strife and judgment, our own sins can lead to personal and communal breakdown. The Insatiable Nature of Sin Sin never satisfies; it only creates a deeper hunger. This verse illustrates the futility of seeking fulfillment outside of God's will. The Importance of Repentance Isaiah's message serves as a call to repentance. Recognizing our own sinful tendencies and turning back to God is crucial for spiritual restoration. The Role of Leadership Leaders have a significant impact on the moral and spiritual direction of a community. The failure of Israel's leaders contributed to the nation's downfall, reminding us of the importance of godly leadership. Hope Amidst Judgment Despite the grim imagery, Isaiah's prophecies also contain promises of hope and restoration for those who turn back to God. This encourages us to seek God's mercy and grace. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 9What is the significance of the woman and the dragon? What are the works of the devil? What are the seven pillars of wisdom? Is Jesus mentioned in the Old Testament?Verse 20. - He shall snatch; rather, one shall devour. A man, i.e., shall plunder and ravage in one quarter, and yet not be satisfied; then he shall do the same in another, and still desire more. "Increase of appetite shall grow by what it feeds on." There shall be no sense of satiety anywhere. The flesh of his own arm. In a civil war, or a time of anarchy, each man is always "eating the flesh of his own arm" - i.e. injuring his neighbor, who is his own natural protector and defender. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They carve outוַיִּגְזֹ֤ר (way·yiḡ·zōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1504: To cut down, off, to destroy, divide, exclude, decide what is on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the right, יָמִין֙ (yā·mîn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south but they are still hungry; וְרָעֵ֔ב (wə·rā·‘êḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7456: To be hungry they have eaten וַיֹּ֥אכַל (way·yō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat what is on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the left, שְׂמֹ֖אול (śə·mō·wl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand but they are still not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no satisfied. שָׂבֵ֑עוּ (śā·ḇê·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited Each one אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person devours יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ (yō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat the flesh בְּשַׂר־ (bə·śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man of his own arm. זְרֹע֖וֹ (zə·rō·‘ōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force Links Isaiah 9:20 NIVIsaiah 9:20 NLT Isaiah 9:20 ESV Isaiah 9:20 NASB Isaiah 9:20 KJV Isaiah 9:20 BibleApps.com Isaiah 9:20 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 9:20 Chinese Bible Isaiah 9:20 French Bible Isaiah 9:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 9:20 One will devour on the right hand (Isa Isi Is) |
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