Deuteronomy 28:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:”
Deuteronomy 28:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 28:53 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 28:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You will eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, whom Yahweh your God has given you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies will distress you.”
Deuteronomy 28:53 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 28:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, whom Jehovah thy God hath given thee, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. ”
Deuteronomy 28:53 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 28:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and thou hast eaten the fruit of thy body, flesh of thy sons and thy daughters (whom Jehovah thy God hath given to thee), in the siege, and in the straitness with which thine enemies do straiten thee.”
Deuteronomy 28:53 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 28:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee, thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters whom Jehovah thyGod hath given thee. ”
Deuteronomy 28:53 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 28:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thou shalt eate the fruite of thy bodie: euen the flesh of thy sonnes and thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee, during the siege and straitnesse wherein thine enemie shall inclose thee:”
Deuteronomy 28:53 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 28:53 in Context — Deuteronomy 28
51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
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What Does Deuteronomy 28:53 Mean?
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