Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to me, Son of man, behold me breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they ate bread by weight and with fear; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am going to
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem.
International Standard Version
He also told me, "Son of Man, look! I'm about to disrupt the source of bread in Jerusalem. As a result, they'll ration bread by weight while their terror continues to grow and they'll ration drinking water while their horror continues to mount!
A Conservative Version
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness, and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay,
American Standard Version
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 fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
Amplified
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold (listen carefully), I am going to break the staff of bread [that supports life] in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread [rationed] by weight and [eat it] with anxiety and fear, and drink water by measure and [drink it] in horror [of the impending starvation],
Bible in Basic English
And he said to me, Son of man, see, I will take away from Jerusalem her necessary bread: they will take their bread by weight and with care, measuring out their drinking-water with fear and wonder:
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
King James 2000
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, look, I [am] going to break the {supply} of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight, {anxiously}, and {rationed water}, and they will drink with horror,
Modern King James verseion
And He said to 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 in silence,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto me, "Behold thou son of man, I will minish all the provision of bread in Jerusalem, so that they shall weigh their bread, and eat it with scarceness. But as for water, they shall have a very little measure thereof, to drink.
NET Bible
Then he said to me, "Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply in Jerusalem. They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror
New Heart English Bible
Moreover he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto me, Son of man Behold me! breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, So shall they eat bread by weight and with anxious care, And water by measure, and in astonishment, shall they drink:
Webster
Moreover he said to 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.
World English Bible
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
Youngs Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, lo, I am breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they have eaten bread by weight and with fear; and water by measure and with astonishment, they do drink;
Themes
Bread » In times of scarcity, sold by weight
Bread » Called the staff of life
overmuch Care » Sent as a punishment to the wicked
Famine » Threatened as the result of sin
Famine » Provisions sold by weight during
Instruction » Eating bread mixed with dung
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
Topics
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Shabar
Lechem
Lechem
Mayim
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 4:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ezekiel's Strange Defiled Meal
15 And he will say to me, See, I gave to thee the dung of oxen instead of man's dung, and make thy bread upon them. 16 And he will say to me, Son of man, behold me breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they ate bread by weight and with fear; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment 17 So that they shall want bread and water, and they were astonished, a man and his brother, and they were melted in their iniquity.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 26:26
In my breaking to you the rod of bread, and ten women baked your bread in one oven, and they returned your bread by weight: and ye ate, and ye shall not be satisfied.
Ezekiel 5:16
In my sending the evil arrows of famine upon them which were for destruction, which I shall send to destroy you: and I will add famine upon you, and I broke to you the staff of bread.
Isaiah 3:1
For behold, the Lord Jehovah of armies taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay, and the stay, all the stay of bread, and all the stay of water.
Ezekiel 4:10-11
An thy food which thou shalt eat by weight, twenty shekels for a day: from time even to time shalt thou eat it.
Ezekiel 14:13
Son of man, if a land shall sin against me to cover a transgression, and I stretched forth my hands upon it, and I broke to it the staff of bread, and sent famine upon it, and I cut off from it man and cattle:
Psalm 105:16
And he will call a famine upon the land: he broke all the support of bread.
Ezekiel 12:18-19
Son of man, thou shalt eat thy bread with trembling, and thou shalt drink thy water with disquiet and with dread;
Psalm 60:3
Thou didst cause thy people to see a hard thing: thou didst give us to drink the wine of reeling.
Lamentations 1:11
All her people sighing, seeking bread; they gave from their delights for food to turn back the soul: see, O Jehovah, and regard; for I was despised.
Lamentations 4:9-10
Those wounded by the sword were good above those wounded by famine: these will flow away, being thrust through from the produce of the field.
Lamentations 5:9
With our souls we shall bring our bread from the face of the sword of the desert