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Ezekiel 4:13

Israel

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

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

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.

15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

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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
Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.”
KJV
And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
WEB
The LORD said, “Even thus will the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.”
ASV
And Jehovah said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them.
DARBY
And Jehovah said, So shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations whither I will drive them.
BLB
And YHWH said: “So the sons of Israel shall eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, to which I will drive them there.”
ÅB
Og Herren sa: Slik skal Israels barn spise sitt brød urent blant de folk som jeg vil drive dem bort til.
OTB
Herren sa, “På denne måten skal Israels sønner spise sitt brød urent blant de nasjonene hvor jeg vil spre dem.”
B1930
Og Herren sa: Således skal Israels barn ete sitt brød urent blandt de folk som jeg vil drive dem bort til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 9:3–4

    They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

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  • Daniel 1:8

    But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

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