Res. Behold, O Lord, and consider whom thou hast thus dealt with: shall women then eat their own fruit, their children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה לְמִ֖י עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ כֹּ֑ה אִם־תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה נָשִׁ֤ים פִּרְיָם֙ עֹלֲלֵ֣י טִפֻּחִ֔ים אִם־יֵהָרֵ֛ג בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖י כֹּהֵ֥ן וְנָבִֽיא׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Do mothers consume the fruit of their wombs? Specifically, this refers to children who perish at the hands of their mothers during periods of famine. The prophet responds with a pointed inquiry: ‘Will you slay the priest and the prophet in the temple of the Lord?’ It is likely that the Babylonians took the lives of priests and prophets within the Lord's sanctuary.
"Will many infants be struck?" Yet, another inconsistency arises. Will "the offering and the prophet be slain within the Lord's sanctuary?" Through the nature of both individuals and location, the Prophet illustrates the severity of what will be suffered. After lamenting the captivity of the elders, the young men, and the maidens, he continued:
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