⁵³ And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own belly, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which Jehovah thy God has given to thee, in the siege, and in the anguish, with which thine enemies shall cause· thee ·anguish;

^{9 10} but killing thou shalt kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to·​·put· him ·to·​·death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.