But Rabshakeh 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, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?
Ezekiel 4:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon. 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 Rabshakeh 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, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to refresh the soul: see, O LORD, and behold; 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 of beasts; 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 carefulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: