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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:
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A Nation Devouring Itself
Commentators universally agree that the shocking image of people eating their own flesh is not literal cannibalism. It is a powerful metaphor for a society consumed by internal conflict. Driven by insatiable rage, greed, and factionalism, the people of Israel would turn on their own families and neighbors, leading to a complete societal breakdown and self-destruction.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he shall snatch — Hebrew, ‘He shall cut off.’ Many have supposed that this refers to a state of famine, but others regard it as descript…
19th Century
Anglican
Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened ... —The vision of darkness and famine that had come before t…
16th Century
Protestant
Every one shall snatch on the right hand. It is equivalent to a phrase in common use, prendre et ravir a toutes mains, to tak…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry Either with his hand, and rob and plunder all within his reach; or, …
Those are ripening quickly for ruin whose hearts remain unhumbled under humbling providences. For what God intends when He afflicts us is to turn u…
13th Century
Catholic
1. The Lord sent a word into Jacob. Here, he describes the sequence of punishment according to its various types.
Firs…
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