Leviticus 26:29

“And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, etc.] Which was fulfilled at the siege of Samaria, in the times of Joram, (<120629>2 Kings 6:29); and at the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, (<250410>Lamentations 4:10); and though there is no instance of it at that time in the sacred records, the Jews f909 tells us of one Doeg ben Joseph, who died and left a little one with his mother, who was very fond of him; but at this siege slew him with her own hands, and ate him, with respect to which they suppose Jeremiah makes the lamentation, (<250202>Lamentations 2:2); and of this also there was an instance at the last siege of Jerusalem, by Titus, when a woman, named Mary, of a considerable family,…”

“ye shall eat the flesh of your sons--The revolting picture was actually exhibited at the siege of Samaria, at the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (Lam 4:10), and at the destruction of that city by the Romans. (See on Deu 28:53).”

“As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 20:22-33 concludes with promises and warnings Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Deut. 27–30 is marked by broader and deeper promises and denunciations having immediate reference not only to outward consequences, but to the spiritual death incurred by transgressing the divine will. Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons,…”

“The flesh of your sons - Through extreme hunger. See Lam 4:10. Leviticus 26:30”

“26:29 Starvation would so pervade the land that when a child died of hunger, he or she would be eaten, in pagan fashion, by the others in the family (Deut 28:53-57; see 2 Kgs 6:24-31; Lam 2:20; cp. 2 Kgs 3:27).”

“This was literally fulfilled at the siege of Jerusalem. Josephus gives a dreadful detail respecting a woman named Mary, who, in the extremity of the famine, during the seige, killed her sucking child, roasted, and had eaten part of it, when discovered by the soldiers! Deu 28:53-57; Kg2 6:28, Kg2 6:29; Jer 19:9; Lam 2:20, Lam 4:10; Eze 5:10; Mat 24:19; Luk 23:29 Leviticus 26:30”