By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the common people had no food.
Isaiah 8:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upwards, will curse their king and their God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they [who consult mediums and wizards] shall pass through [the land] sorely distressed and hungry; and when they are hungry, they will fret, and will curse by their king and their God; and whether they look upward American Standard Version (1901) And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward: Common English Bible They will pass through the land, dejected and hungry, and when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will curse their king and God. They will turn toward heaven Catholic Public Domain Version And he will pass by it; he will fall and become hungry. And when he is hungry, he will become angry, and he will speak evil against his king and his God, and he will lift himself upward. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they shall pass by it; they shall fall, and be hungry. And when they shall be hungry, they will be angry, and curse their king and their God, and look upwards. |
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the common people had no food.
While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, ‘This disaster is from the Lord. Why should I wait for the Lord any longer? ’
But stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse you to your face.’
But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.’
His wife said to him, ‘Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die! ’
A person’s own foolishness leads him astray, yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Then the firstborn of the poor will be well fed, and the impoverished will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root with hunger, and your remnant will be slain.
These two things have happened to you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? How can I comfort you?
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we live in the night.
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: ‘Look! My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Look! My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Look! My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
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.
Manasseh eats Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh; together, both are against Judah. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
If I go out to the field, look #– #those slain by the sword! If I enter the city, look #– #those ill from famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the common people had no food.
Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name, and they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. )
When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king you’ve chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you on that day.’