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Ezekiel 4:14-16
International Standard Version
Ezekiel 4:14-16
International Standard Version
14 “Now, Lord God,” I replied, “I’ve never been defiled, ever since I was young until now. I haven’t eaten an animal that died on its own or was torn by beasts, and no unclean meat has ever entered my mouth!”
15 “Very well,” he responded. “I’ll allow you to substitute cow’s dung for human dung. Cook your food[a] over that.”
16 He also told me, “Son of Man, look! I’m about to disrupt the source[b] of bread in Jerusalem. As a result, they’ll ration bread by weight while their terror continues to grow and they’ll ration drinking water while their horror continues to mount!
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- Ezekiel 4:15 Lit. bread
- Ezekiel 4:16 Lit. staff
Ezekiel 4:14-16
New International Version
Ezekiel 4:14-16
New International Version
14 Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord!(A) I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead(B) or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.(C)”
15 “Very well,” he said, “I will let you bake your bread over cow dung instead of human excrement.”
16 He then said to me: “Son of man, I am about to cut off(D) the food supply in Jerusalem. The people will eat rationed food in anxiety and drink rationed water in despair,(E)
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