And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. Treasury of Scripture through Isaiah 8:7,8 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up on them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory... hardly bestead Isaiah 9:20 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... Deuteronomy 28:33,34,53-57 The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which you know not eat up... 2 Kings 25:3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. Jeremiah 14:18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city... Jeremiah 52:6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city... Lamentations 4:4,5,9,10 The tongue of the sucking child sticks to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaks it to them... they shall fret Proverbs 19:3 The foolishness of man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the LORD. curse Exodus 22:28 You shall not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of your people. 2 Kings 6:33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD... Job 1:11 But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face. Job 2:5,9 But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face... Revelation 9:20,21 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands... Revelation 16:9-11 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which has power over these plagues...
Context Afflictions to Idolaters
19And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead? 20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. 21And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 22And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall pass by it, they shall fall, and be hungry: and when they shall be hungry, they will be angry, and curse their king, and their God, and look upwards.
Darby Bible Translation
And they shall pass through it, hard pressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass when they are hungry, they will fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and will gaze upward:
King James Bible
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Young's Literal Translation
-- And it hath passed over into it, hardened and hungry, And it hath come to pass, That it is hungry, and hath been wroth, And made light of its king, and of its God, And hath looked upwards.
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