Luke 15:16
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And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

Luke 15:15
And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine.

Luke 15:17
And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger!

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

he would.

Isaiah 44:20 Part thereof is ashes: his foolish heart adoreth it, and he will not save his soul, nor say: Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.

Isaiah 55:2 Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.

Lamentations 4:5 He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung.

Hosea 12:1 Ephraim feedeth on the wind, and followeth the burning heat: all the day long he multiplied lies and desolation: and he hath made a covenant with the Assyrians, and carried oil into Egypt.

Romans 6:19-21 I speak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity: so now yield your members to serve justice, unto sanctification. . . .

that.

Psalm 73:22 And I am brought to nothing, and I knew not.

no.

Psalm 142:4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.

Isaiah 57:3 But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.

Jonah 2:2-8 And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, out of the belly of the fish. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
15And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine. 16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger!…
Lexicon
He longed
ἐπεθύμει (epethymei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1937: To long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon. From epi and thumos; to set the heart upon, i.e. Long for.

to fill
γεμίσαι (gemisai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1072: To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

belly
κοιλίαν (koilian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2836: From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.

with
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

pods
κερατίων (keratiōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2769: A husk (pod) of the carob. Neuter of a presumed derivative of keras; something horned, i.e. the pod of the carob-tree.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

pigs
χοῖροι (choiroi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5519: A swine, hog, sow. Of uncertain derivation; a hog.

were eating,
ἤσθιον (ēsthion)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.

but
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing.

would give
ἐδίδου (edidou)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

him [ a thing ].
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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

And he was longing to fill his belly from the pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving to him.

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

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

And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.

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

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

and he longed to make a hearty meal of the pods the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.

He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
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