But Rab–sha´keh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
Ezekiel 4:15 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then He said to me, Behold, I will let you use cow's dung instead of human dung, and you shall prepare your food with it. American Standard Version (1901) Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon. Common English Bible He answered me: “Then I’ll let you use cow dung instead of human excrement. You can make your bread over that.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to me: "Behold, I have given to you cow manure in place of human dung, and you shall make your bread with it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to me: Behold, I have given thee neat's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt make thy bread therewith. |
But Rab–sha´keh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.
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.
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: