Job 30:4
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
2 Kings 4:38-39
And Elisha came again to Gilgal when there was a famine in the land. And as the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Set on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets."
Amos 7:14
Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, "I was no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.
Luke 15:16
And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.
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Summary
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
For their meat
Bible References
For their meat
2 Kings 4:38
And Elisha came again to Gilgal when there was a famine in the land. And as the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, "Set on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets."
Amos 7:14
Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, "I was no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.
Luke 15:16
And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.