they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
Luke 15:16 - English Standard Version 2016 And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he would gladly have fed on and filled his belly with the carob pods that the hogs were eating, but [they could not satisfy his hunger and] nobody gave him anything [better]. [Jer. 30:14.] American Standard Version (1901) And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. Common English Bible He longed to eat his fill from what the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything. Catholic Public Domain Version And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him. |
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.
He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.
But you, draw near, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.
Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!