Moreover, He saidto me, "Sonof man,behold,I am going to breakthe staffof breadin Jerusalem,and they will eatbreadby weightand with anxiety,and drinkwaterby measureand in horror,
On the ninthday of the [fourth] monththe faminewas so severein the citythat there was nofoodfor the peopleof the land.
There was a greatfaminein Samaria;and behold,they besiegedit, untila donkey'sheadwas soldfor eighty[shekels] of silver,and a fourthof a kabof dove'sdungfor five[shekels] of silver.
And He calledfor a famineupon the land;He brokethe wholestaffof bread.
You have made Your peopleexperiencehardship;You have givenus wineto drinkthat makes us stagger.
For behold,the LordGODof hostsis going to removefrom Jerusalemand JudahBoth supplyand support,the wholesupplyof breadAnd the wholesupplyof water;
On the ninth[day] of the fourthmonththe faminewas so severein the citythat there was nofoodfor the peopleof the land.
Allher peoplegroanseekingbread;They have giventheir preciousthingsfor foodTo restoretheir livesthemselves. "See,O LORD,and look,For I amdespised."
We have to payfor our drinkingwater,Our woodcomes[to us] at a price.
We getour breadat the risk of our livesBecauseof the swordin the wilderness.
"Sonof man,ifa countrysinsagainst Me by committingunfaithfulness,and I stretchout My handagainstit, destroyits supplyof bread,sendfamineagainst it and cutofffrom it both manand beast,
Then He saidto me, "See,I will giveyou cow'sdungin placeof humandungoverwhich you will prepareyour bread."
When I sendagainst them the deadlyarrowsof faminewhichwere for the destructionof those whomI will sendto destroyyou, then I will also intensifythe famineupon you and breakthe staffof bread.
When I breakyour staffof bread,tenwomenwill bakeyour breadin oneoven,and they will bringbackyour breadin rationedamounts,so that you will eatand not be satisfied.
"So twoor threecitieswould staggerto anothercityto drinkwater,But would not be satisfied;Yet you have not returnedto Me," declaresthe LORD.
WhenHe brokethe thirdseal,I heardthe thirdliving creaturesaying,"Come." I looked,and behold,a blackhorse;and he who saton it hada pair of scalesin his hand.
