19 The land is scorched
by the wrath of the Lord of Armies,
and the people are like fuel for the fire.(A)
No one has compassion on his brother.(B)
20 They carve meat on the right,
but they are still hungry;(C)
they have eaten on the left,
but they are still not satisfied.
Each one eats the flesh of his arm.(D)
21 Manasseh eats Ephraim,
and Ephraim, Manasseh;
together, both are against Judah.(E)
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.(F)

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19 By the wrath(A) of the Lord Almighty
    the land will be scorched(B)
and the people will be fuel for the fire;(C)
    they will not spare one another.(D)
20 On the right they will devour,
    but still be hungry;(E)
on the left they will eat,(F)
    but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring[a]:
21     Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;(G)
    together they will turn against Judah.(H)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:20 Or arm