Ezekiel 4:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ Then he said to me, “Son of man, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem. They will eat bread by weight, in anxiety, and they will drink water by measure, in horror.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Moreover, He said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread [by which life is supported] in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread rationed by weight and with fearfulness, and they shall drink water rationed by measure and with dismay (silent, speechless grief caused by the impending starvation), [Lev. 26:26; Ps. 105:16; Isa. 3:1.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ 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 fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then he said to me: Human one, I’m destroying the food supply in Jerusalem. They will anxiously ration and eat their food, and in dismay they will dole out and drink their water.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he said to me: "Son of man, behold: I will crush 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 anguish.

Ezekiel 4:16 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 25:3

On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no bread for the common people.

2 Kings 6:25

Now there was a great famine in Samaria, since they were besieging it, until a donkey’s head was sold for 80 pieces of silver, and the quarter of a kav of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

Psalm 105:16

He called down a famine on the land. He broke the whole supply of bread.

Psalm 60:3

O God, You have spurned us. You have broken out against us. You have been angry. Turn back to us!

Isaiah 3:1

For behold! The Lord, Adonai-Tzva’ot, takes from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, every supply of bread and every supply of water,

Jeremiah 52:6

In the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the famine was so severe in the city, that there was no food for the people of the land.

Lamentations 1:11

All her people groan, as they seek bread. They traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. “Look, Adonai, and see! For I have become despised!”

Lamentations 5:4

We pay silver for the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.

Lamentations 5:9

We get our bread at the peril of our lives because of the sword in the desert.

Ezekiel 14:13

“Son of man, suppose a land sins against Me by trespassing grievously and I stretch out My hand over it, break off its staff of bread, send famine upon it and cut it off from man and beast.

Ezekiel 4:15

He said to me, “See, I have given you cow dung instead of human dung. So you will prepare your bread on it.”

Ezekiel 5:16

When I send evil arrows of famine upon them, for destruction I will send them to destroy you, and I will intensify the famine upon you and will break your staff of bread.

Leviticus 26:26

When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven, and they will bring back your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

Amos 4:8

So two or three cities go staggering to one city to drink water, but would not be satisfied— yet you have not returned to Me,” declares Adonai.

Revelation 6:5

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And behold, I saw a black horse. The one riding on it held a balance scale in his hand.