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Ezekiel 12:18

Judgment

16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

17 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
KJV
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
WEB
“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness.
ASV
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness;
DARBY
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;
BLB
“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with anxiety!
ÅB
Menneskesønn! Ditt brød skal du spise skjelvende, og ditt vann skal du drikke bevende og med frykt.
OTB
“Menneskesønn, spis ditt brød med skjelving og drikk ditt vann med skjelving og angst.
B1930
Menneskesønn! Ditt brød skal du ete skjelvende, og ditt vann skal du drikke bevende og med frykt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Lamentations 5:9

    We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.

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  • Leviticus 26:26

    And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

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  • Job 3:24

    For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

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  • Psalms 60:2–3

    Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

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  • Psalms 102:4–9

    My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

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  • Ezekiel 4:16–17

    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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  • Deuteronomy 28:65

    And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

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  • Psalms 80:5

    Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

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