Jeremiah 19:9

“And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and each one will eat the flesh of his neighbor, in the siege and in the distress with which their enemies will distress them, and those who seek their life.’”

Jeremiah 19:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 19:9, word by word

And I will make them eatהַאֲכַלְתִּיhaachalti

feed

To feed.

Where else “haachalti” appears
the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besar” appears
of their sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” appears
of their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיbenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “benote” appears
and each oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
of his neighborרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

Where else “ree” appears
in the siegeמָצוֹרmatsor

siege

Surrounding a city with an army to take it; the siege.

Where else “matsor” appears
and in the distressמָצוֹקmatsok

distress, straits

Distress: a narrow place, a situation one cannot get out of.

Where else “matsok” appears
their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyve” appears
will distressיָצִיקוּyatsiku

distress, press hard

Press hard, distress, put in straits.

Where else “yatsiku” appears
and those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshe

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

Where else “mevakshe” appears
their life.’נַפְשָׁnafsha

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nafsha” appears

Translation note

Cf. Deuteronomy 28:53.

The context

8And I will make this city a horror and a hissing; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss over all its wounds.

9 · This verse (above)

10Then you shall break the jug before the eyes of the men who go with you,

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