21 They will pass through [a]the land (A)dejected and hungry, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will become enraged and curse [b]their king and their God as they face upward.

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  1. Isaiah 8:21 Lit it
  2. Isaiah 8:21 Or by their king

21 Distressed and hungry,(A) they will roam through the land;(B) when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse(C) their king and their God.

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20 [a]They devour what is on the right hand but are still (A)hungry,
And [b]they eat what is on the left hand, but they are not satisfied;
Each of them eats the (B)flesh of his own arm.

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  1. Isaiah 9:20 Lit And he slices
  2. Isaiah 9:20 Lit he eats

20 On the right they will devour,
    but still be hungry;(A)
on the left they will eat,(B)
    but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring[a]:

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  1. Isaiah 9:20 Or arm

30 [a]Those who are most (A)helpless will eat,
And the poor will lie down in security;
I will kill your root with (B)famine,
And it will kill your survivors.

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  1. Isaiah 14:30 Lit The firstborn of the helpless

30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
    and the needy(A) will lie down in safety.(B)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(C)
    it will slay(D) your survivors.(E)

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