Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bread » Staff of life
Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand upon it, and break the staff of the bread thereof, and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast,
when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you. And I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread.
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,
Bread » In times of scarcity, sold by weight
When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight, and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
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,
Bread » Called the staff of life
Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand upon it, and break the staff of the bread thereof, and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast,
when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you. And I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread.
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,
overmuch Care » Sent as a punishment to the wicked
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,
And say to the people of the land, Thus says lord LORD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate of
Famine » Threatened as the result of sin
When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight, and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
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,
And thou shall eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, whom LORD thy God has given thee, in the siege and in the distress with which thine enemies shall distress thee.
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, and they shall have none to bury them--them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters. For I will pour
A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and they shall be consumed with famine in the midst of thee, and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee, and a third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will
He who is far off shall die of the pestilence, and he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who remains and is besieged shall die by the famine. Thus I will accomplish my wrath upon them.
Because of this her plagues will come in one day, death, and grief, and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, because strong is Lord, the God who judged her.
Famine » Provisions sold by weight during
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,
Instruction » Eating bread mixed with dung
Also take thou to thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread of it, [according to] the number of the days that thou shall lay upon thy side, even three hun And thy food which thou shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day. Thou shall eat it from time to time. And thou shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin. Thou shall drink from time to time. read more.
And thou shall eat it as barley cakes, and thou shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man. And LORD said, Even thus shall the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them. 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. Then he said to me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shall prepare thy bread of it. 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, that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.
And thou shall eat it as barley cakes, and thou shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man. And LORD said, Even thus shall the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them. 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. Then he said to me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shall prepare thy bread of it. 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, that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
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,
And thou shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin. Thou shall drink from time to time.
Symbols and similitudes » Ceremonially unclean food
Also take thou to thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread of it, [according to] the number of the days that thou shall lay upon thy side, even three hun And thy food which thou shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day. Thou shall eat it from time to time. And thou shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin. Thou shall drink from time to time. read more.
And thou shall eat it as barley cakes, and thou shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man. And LORD said, Even thus shall the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them. 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. Then he said to me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shall prepare thy bread of it. 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, that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.
And thou shall eat it as barley cakes, and thou shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man. And LORD said, Even thus shall the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them. 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. Then he said to me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shall prepare thy bread of it. 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, that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.
Weights » Provisions were sold by, in times of scarcity
When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight, and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
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,
And thy food which thou shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day. Thou shall eat it from time to time.