3 occurrences

'Food' in the Bible

All her people groan seeking bread;They have given their precious things for foodTo restore their lives themselves.“See, O Lord, and look,For I am despised.”

Verse ConceptsBarteringInferioritySearchingSeeking FoodSeeking For Concrete Things

“I called to my lovers, but they deceived me;My priests and my elders perished in the cityWhile they sought food to restore their strength themselves.

Verse ConceptsAliancesTrapSeeking FoodJudgement On Old PeopleDeath Of Office HoldersDeposed PriestsThose Who DeceivedMisleading Children

The hands of compassionate womenBoiled their own children;They became food for themBecause of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Verse ConceptsCannibalismMotherhoodcookingtenderheartedness

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