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Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of you, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on you; and the whole remnant of you will I scatter to all the winds.
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A Literal, Horrific Judgment
Commentators stress that the shocking prophecy of parents and children eating each other was not a metaphor for internal strife, but a literal curse for disobedience. This was foretold in books like Deuteronomy and Lamentations and historically fulfilled during the devastating sieges of Jerusalem, underscoring the extreme consequences of the nation's sin.
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16th Century
Protestant
Now God adds that their punishment would be so severe that no similar example could be found in the world—I will do what I have not done, nor i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in your midst , &c.] Which was long ago threatened by the Lord, and prophesied by Mos…
Presbyterian
The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when He i…
