Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:53
53Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then you will eat | וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·ḵal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| the fruit | פְרִֽי־ | p̄ə·rî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6529 fruit |
| of your womb | בִטְנְךָ֗ | ḇiṭ·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H990 belly, body, womb |
| the flesh | בְּשַׂ֤ר | bə·śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1320 flesh |
| of the sons | בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ | bā·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ | ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| whom | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| has given | נָֽתַן־ | nā·ṯan- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| in the siege | בְּמָצוֹר֙ | bə·mā·ṣō·wr | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment |
| and distress | וּבְמָצ֔וֹק | ū·ḇə·mā·ṣō·wq | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4689 straitness, straits, stress |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| your enemy | אֹיְבֶֽךָ׃ | ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| will inflict | יָצִ֥יק | yā·ṣîq | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6693 constrain, bring into straits, press upon |
| on you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 4:10 · Leviticus 26:29 · Jeremiah 19:9 · 2 Kings 6:28–29 · Lamentations 2:20 · Deuteronomy 28:57 · Ezekiel 5:10 · Deuteronomy 28:55
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.