And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat everyone the flesh of his friend in the siege and distress, with which their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall distress them.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Sons, to punish them for their cruel sacrifices. (St. Jerome)
This was verified under Sedecias, Lamentations ii. 10., and iv. 10., and Ezechiel v. 10.