On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no bread for the common people.
Isaiah 8:21 - Tree of Life Version They will pass this way that are hard-pressed and hungry, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will become enraged and curse their king and their God. Whether they turn their faces upward 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. |
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no bread for the common people.
While he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. So the king said, “Look! This evil is from Adonai—why should I wait for Adonai any longer?”
But now, stretch out Your hand and strike everything he has, and he will certainly curse You to Your face!”
But now, stretch out Your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will certainly curse You to Your face!”
Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God and die!”
“Do not hold back the fullness of your crops or your vintage. You are to present the firstborn of your sons to Me.
A man’s folly undermines his way, and his heart rages against Adonai.
The firstborn of the poor will feed, and the needy will lie down in safety. I will kill your root with famine, and your survivors will be slain.
These two things have befallen you —who will mourn for you?— devastation and destruction, famine and the sword. How will I comfort you?
That is why justice is far from us and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but behold darkness, for brightness, but walk in gloom.
Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Behold, My servants will eat, while you will go hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
Manasseh will devour Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh, both are against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is outstretched.
If I go out into the field, see, those slain by the sword! And if I enter into the city, see, the sick with famine! For both prophet and kohen will travel to a land they do not know.
In the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the famine was so severe in the city, that there was no food for the people of the land.
The Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name, and cursed, so they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
When the day comes and you cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, Adonai will not answer you on that day.”