Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 9:20 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Isaiah 9:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 9 verse 20 to related passages throughout the 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: snatch: Heb cut”
Isaiah 9:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 9:20
The horror intensifies: desperate hunger leads to cannibalism. 'Snatch on the right hand' and 'eat on the left' suggest frantic, indiscriminate consumption—they devour anything available. 'Eat every man the flesh of his own arm' is likely metaphorical for self-destruction and possibly literal for siege cannibalism. 'They shall not be satisfied' indicates insatiable hunger—both physical and spiritual. This represents the ultimate degradation—humanity reduced to beast-like savagery through abandoning God.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 9:20
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“as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I”
“in the siege and in the distress”
“ten women shall bake your bread in one oven”
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“sore distressed and hungry; and it will happen that when they are hungry”