Luke 15:16

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Complete Jewish Bible:

He longed to fill his stomach with the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him any.

Berean Standard Bible:

He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And{G2532} he would fain{G1937} have filled{G1072} his{G846} belly{G2836} with{G575} the husks{G2769} that{G3739} the swine{G5519} did eat{G2068}: and{G2532} no man{G3762} gave{G1325} unto him{G846}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Romans 6:19

  • I 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.

Romans 6:21

  • What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death.

Lamentations 4:5

  • They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

Isaiah 44:20

  • He 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?

Hosea 12:1

  • ¶ Ephraim 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.

Psalms 142:4

  • ¶ I 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.

Psalms 73:22

  • So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.

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Commentary for Luke 15:16

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: G2532
    There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: καί
    Transliteration: kaí
    Pronunciation: kahee
    Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
  2. Strong's Number: G1937
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἐπιθυμέω
    Transliteration: epithyméō
    Pronunciation: ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o
    Description: from ἐπί and θυμός; to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise):--covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).
  3. Strong's Number: G1072
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: γεμίζω
    Transliteration: gemízō
    Pronunciation: ghem-id'-zo
    Description: transitive from γέμω; to fill entirely:--fill (be) full.
  4. Strong's Number: G846
    There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: αὐτός
    Transliteration: autós
    Pronunciation: ow-tos'
    Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
  5. Strong's Number: G2836
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: κοιλία
    Transliteration: koilía
    Pronunciation: koy-lee'-ah
    Description: from ("hollow"); a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart:--belly, womb.
  6. Strong's Number: G575
    There are 1465 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἀπό
    Transliteration: apó
    Pronunciation: apo'
    Description: a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
  7. Strong's Number: G2769
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: κεράτιον
    Transliteration: kerátion
    Pronunciation: ker-at'-ee-on
    Description: neuter of a presumed derivative of κέρας; something horned, i.e. (specially) the pod of the carob-tree:--husk.
  8. Strong's Number: G3739
    There are 1215 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ὅς
    Transliteration: hós
    Pronunciation: ho
    Description: probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
  9. Strong's Number: G5519
    There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: χοῖρος
    Transliteration: choîros
    Pronunciation: khoy'-ros
    Description: of uncertain derivation; a hog:--swine.
  10. Strong's Number: G2068
    There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἐσθίω
    Transliteration: esthíō
    Pronunciation: es-thee'-o
    Description: strengthened for a primary (to eat); used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by φάγω; to eat (usually literal):--devour, eat, live.
  11. Strong's Number: G3762
    There are 224 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: οὐδείς
    Transliteration: oudeís
    Pronunciation: oo-den'
    Description: from οὐδέ and εἷς; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:--any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.
  12. Strong's Number: G1325
    There are 377 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: δίδωμι
    Transliteration: dídōmi
    Pronunciation: did'-o-mee
    Description: a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.