Isaiah 9:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 9:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 9:20 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 9:20 — KJV
“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)
Isaiah 9:20 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 9:20
“Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:20: right, hand, eat
“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:20: eat, left, every
“And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. corner: Heb. shoulder”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:20: right, hand, left
“By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel. By: Heb. By the hand of tall...: Heb. tallness, etc of his Carmel: or, and his fruitful field”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:20: hand, own, arm
“And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. side: Heb. shoulder temple: Heb. house”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:20: right, hand, left
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