Isaiah 9:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They slice offוַיִּגְזֹ֤ר
(vai·yig·zor)
1504: to cut, dividea prim. root
[what is] on the right handיָמִין֙
(ya·min)
3225: right handfrom an unused word
but [still] are hungry,וְרָעֵ֔ב
(ve·ra·'ev,)
7456: to be hungrya prim. root
And they eatוַיֹּ֥אכַל
(vai·yo·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
[what is] on the left handשְׂמֹ֖אול
(se·mo·vl)
8040: the leftof uncertain derivation
but they are not satisfied;שָׂבֵ֑עוּ
(sa·ve·'u;)
7646: to be sated, satisfied or surfeiteda prim. root
Eachאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of them eatsיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃
(yo·che·lu.)
398: to eata prim. root
the fleshבְּשַׂר־
(be·sar-)
1320: fleshfrom basar
of his own arm.זְרֹעֹ֖ו
(ze·ro·'ov)
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he shall snatch
gazar  (gaw-zar')
to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide -- cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch.
on the right hand
yamiyn  (yaw-meen')
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
and be hungry
ra`eb  (raw-abe')
hungry (more or less intensely) -- hunger bitten, hungry.
and he shall eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
on the left hand
smo'wl  (sem-ole')
dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand -- left (hand, side).
and they shall not be satisfied
saba`  (saw-bah')
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
they shall eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
every man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
the flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
of his own arm
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They slice off what is on the right hand but still are hungry, And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm.

King James Bible
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they have eaten on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one eats the flesh of his own arm.

International Standard Version
They cut meat on the right, but they're still hungry, and they devour also on the left, but they're not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own children.

NET Bible
They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On the right, one gobbles up food and is still hungry. On the left, another eats and is never full. Each person eats the flesh from his own arm.

King James 2000 Bible
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall devour on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
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