Ezekiel 4:15
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.
Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
16 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:
17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”
- KJV
- Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
- WEB
- Then he said to me, “Behold, I have given you cow’s dung for man’s dung, and you shall prepare your bread on it.”
- ASV
- Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow`s dung for man`s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.
- DARBY
- And he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
- BLB
- And He said to me: “See, I am giving to you dung of a cow instead of dung of human, and you shall make your bread over it.”
- ÅB
- Så sa han til meg: Vel, jeg vil la deg ta kumøkk i stedet for menneskeskarn, så du kan steke ditt brød over den.
- OTB
- Han sa til meg, “Se, jeg vil gi deg kumøkk i stedet for menneskemøkk, så du kan tilberede ditt brød over det.”
- B1930
- Så sa han til mig: Vel, jeg vil la dig ta kumøkk i stedet for menneskeskarn, så du kan steke ditt brød over den.