KJV King James Version
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 15:16
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
WEB World English Bible
He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
ASV American Standard Version
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
Surrounding context — Luke 15
13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἐπεθύμειG1937 · epithumeōto long forτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκοιλίανG2836 · koiliabelly/womb/stomachαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκερατίωνG2769 · kerationhuskὧνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἤσθιονG2068 · esthiōto eatοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoχοῖροι,G5519 · choirospigκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὐδεὶςG3762 · oudeisnoneἐδίδουG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτῷ.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Romans 6:19-21I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.Hosea 12:1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.Jonah 2:2-8And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice.Isaiah 55:2Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.Isaiah 57:3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.Psalm 142:4I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.Psalm 73:22So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand?Lamentations 4:5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
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