Isa 9:20 | JFB | STEP | 20. hungry —not literally. Image from unappeasable hunger, to picture internal factions, reckless of the most tender ties ( ), and insatiably spreading misery and death on every side ( ). eat —not literally, but destroy ( ). flesh of . . . arm —those nearest akin: their former support (helper) ( ) [MAURER ].

Isaiah 9:20

20. hungry—not literally. Image from unappeasable hunger, to picture internal factions, reckless of the most tender ties (Isa 9:19), and insatiably spreading misery and death on every side (Jer 19:9).

eat—not literally, but destroy (Ps 27:2; Job 19:22).

flesh of . . . arm—those nearest akin: their former support (helper) (Isa 32:2) [MAURER].