John Gill Commentary Isaiah 9:20

"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:" — Isaiah 9:20 (ASV)

And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry Either with his hand, and rob and plunder all within his reach; or, with his teeth, as cannibals, or beasts of prey, catch at, tear, and rend in pieces, whatever comes in their way; and yet hungry after more, and unsatisfied, as follows:

and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied ; ravage and spoil on every side, and yet not content.

The Targum is, ``he shall spoil on the south, and be hungry; and he shall destroy on the north, and not be satisfied:''

they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm ; destroy their near relations, who are their own flesh and blood, or take away their substance from them; so the Targum, ``they shall spoil every man the substance of his neighbour:'' which will give some light to (Revelation 17:16) .