Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And LORD said, Even thus shall the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord said, “Thus will the sons of Israel eat their bread
King James Version
And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
Holman Bible
The Lord said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their bread—ceremonially unclean—among the nations where I will banish them.”
International Standard Version
Then the LORD said, "This is how the Israelis will be eating unclean food among the nations, where I'll be sending them."
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them.
Amplified
Then the Lord said, “Thus the children of Israel will eat their bread unclean and defiled among the nations where I will banish them.”
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said, Even so the children of Israel will have unclean bread for their food among the nations where I am driving them.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said, So shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations whither I will drive them.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say, Like this shall the sons of Israel eat their defiled bread among the nations where I shall thrust them away there.
King James 2000
And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the nations, where I will drive them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh said, "Thus shall the {Israelites} eat their unclean food among the nations {where I will scatter them}."
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said, Even so shall the sons of Israel eat their defiled bread among the nations, where I will drive them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And with that said the LORD, "Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread in the midst of the Gentiles, among whom I will scatter them."
NET Bible
And the Lord said, "This is how the people of Israel will eat their unclean food among the nations where I will banish them."
New Heart English Bible
The LORD said, "Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh, In like manner, shall the sons of Israel eat their bread defiled, - among the nations whither I will drive them.
Webster
And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
World English Bible
Yahweh said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, 'Thus do the sons of Israel eat their defiled bread among the nations whither I drive them.'
Themes
Instruction » Eating bread mixed with dung
Israel » Prophecies concerning » Dispersion of
Prayer » Answered » Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 4:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ezekiel's Strange Defiled Meal
12 And thou shall eat it as barley cakes, and thou shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man. 13 And LORD said, Even thus shall the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them. 14 Then I said, Ah lord LORD! Behold, my soul has not been polluted. For from my youth up even till now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of beasts, neither has abominable flesh come into my mouth.
Phrases
Cross References
Daniel 1:8
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the ruler of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Hosea 9:3-4
They shall not dwell in LORD's land, but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.