Deuteronomy 28:54

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The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.

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  • Deut 13:6 : 6 False Prophets in the Family Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
  • Deut 15:9 : 9 Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.
  • 2 Sam 12:3 : 3 But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers.
  • Prov 23:6 : 6 Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
  • Isa 49:15 : 15 Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
  • Mic 7:5 : 5 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!
  • Matt 7:9-9 : 9 Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
  • Luke 11:11-13 : 11 What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

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    55He will withhold from all of them his children’s flesh that he is eating(since there is nothing else left), because of the severity of the siege by which your enemy will constrict you in your villages.

    56Likewise, the most tender and delicate of your women, who would never think of putting even the sole of her foot on the ground because of her daintiness, will turn against her beloved husband, her sons and daughters,

    57and will secretly eat her afterbirth and her newborn children(since she has nothing else), because of the severity of the siege by which your enemy will constrict you in your villages.

  • Deut 28:53
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    53You will then eat your own offspring, the flesh of the sons and daughters the LORD your God has given you, because of the severity of the siege by which your enemies will constrict you.

  • Lev 26:29
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    29You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.

  • Deut 28:30-32
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    30You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.

    31Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.

    32Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it.

  • Exod 22:24
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    24and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless.

  • 2 Chr 21:14
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    14So look, the LORD is about to severely afflict your people, your sons, your wives, and all you own.

  • 1 Sam 2:33
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    34You will go insane from seeing all this.

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  • Deut 28:50-51
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    50a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

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  • Deut 4:25
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    25I will direct my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in rage. They will cut off your nose and your ears, and your survivors will die by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your survivors will be consumed by fire.

  • Deut 19:19-20
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  • Deut 13:6
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  • Jer 18:21
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    21So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.

  • Lev 20:21
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  • Jer 44:7
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  • Lev 21:2
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    6Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;