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Ezekiel 4:12

10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

13 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.

14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people.”
KJV
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
WEB
You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.”
ASV
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
DARBY
And thou shalt eat it [as] barley-cake, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
BLB
And a cake of barley you shall eat it, and with the dung of the excrement of a human you shall bake it before their eyes.”
ÅB
Som en byggkake skal du spise det, med menneskeskarn skal du steke det for deres øyne.
OTB
Du skal spise det som en byggkake, bakt i deres påsyn over et uvanlig brensel.”
B1930
Som en byggkake skal du ete det, med menneskeskarn skal du steke det for deres øine.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 36:12

    But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

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  • Genesis 18:6

    And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

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