Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
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Ezekiel 5:16
I will shoot against them deadly, destructive arrows of famine, which I will shoot to destroy you. I will prolong a famine on you and will remove the bread supply.
Ezekiel 14:13
"Son of man, suppose a country sins against me by being unfaithful, and I stretch out my hand against it, cut off its bread supply, cause famine to come on it, and kill both people and animals.
Leviticus 26:26
When I break off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven; they will ration your bread by weight, and you will eat and not be satisfied.
Psalm 105:16
He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.
Isaiah 3:1
Look, the sovereign Lord who commands armies is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah every source of security, including all the food and water,
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Leviticus 26:26
When I break off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven; they will ration your bread by weight, and you will eat and not be satisfied.
Psalm 80:5
You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.
Lamentations 5:9
At the risk of our lives we get our food because robbers lurk in the countryside.
Ezekiel 4:10
The food you eat will be eight ounces a day by weight; you must eat it at fixed times.
Ezekiel 12:18
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with anxious shaking.