Ezekiel 4:16

Translations

Modern

Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And He said to me: “Son of man, behold, I am going to cut off the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they will drink water by measure and with dread,

Latin

Et dixit ad me: Fili hominis, ecce ego conteram baculum panis in Jerusalem, et comedent panem in pondere et in sollicitudine, et aquam in mensura et in angustia bibent,

Original

Hebrew

English

Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.

Notes

Ezekiel 4:9–17

The near-starvation diet of eight ounces of food and a jar of water each day represents siege rations. This reflects a desperate situation where there was not enough of any one type of grain to make a whole loaf.

Ezekiel 4:1–7:27

These chapters discuss words and actions that warned of disaster for Jerusalem (Ezekiel 4–5) and the land of Judah (Ezekiel 6–7).

Theme notes and profiles

Prophetic Sign Acts The Gift of Prophecy

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 5:16
When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.
Isaiah 3:1
For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
Leviticus 26:26
When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
Ezekiel 4:10–11
You are to weigh out twenty shekels of food to eat each day, and you are to eat it at set times.
Ezekiel 12:18–19
“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
Psalm 105:16
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
Ezekiel 14:13
“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,
Lamentations 1:11
All her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.
Lamentations 4:9–10
Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
Lamentations 5:9
We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness.
Psalm 60:3
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of Prophet, Prophetess Son of Man

Topics

Bread in Times of Scarcity, Sold by Weight Bread: Called the Staff of Life Famine: Provisions Sold by Weight During Famine: Sent As a Judgment Instruction by Object Lessons: Eating Bread Mixed with Dung Measures: (Drinking Water, by Measure) of Severe Famine Overmuch Care: Sent As a Punishment to the Wicked Symbols and Similitudes: Ceremonially Unclean Food Weights: Provisions Were Sold By, in Times of Scarcity

Ezekiel 4:16

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