Luke 15:16

New American Standard Bible 2020

And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything.

Cross References

Job 30:4

Who pluck saltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.

Psalm 142:4

Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me favorably; There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul.

Psalm 73:22

Then I was stupid and ignorant; I was like an animal before You.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

Isaiah 55:2

“Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance.

Isaiah 57:3

“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!

Lamentations 4:5

Those who used to eat delicacies Are made to tremble in the streets; Those who were raised in crimson clothing Embrace garbage heaps.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is brought to Egypt.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Luke 15:15

So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

Luke 15:17

But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here from hunger!