Luke 15:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

would fain have filled. was longing to fill.

with. from. Greek. apo. App-104.

husks. pods of the carob tree. Only here in N.T.

did eat. were eating.

and. Note the emphasis of the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6), here.

no man. Greek. oudeis, compound of ou. App-105.

Luke 15:16

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