10 Your food which you eat shall be (A)twenty shekels a day by weight; you shall eat it from time to time. 11 The water you drink shall be a [a]sixth of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time.

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  1. Ezekiel 4:11 About 0.6 qt. or 0.6 liter

10 Weigh out twenty shekels[a](A) of food to eat each day and eat it at set times. 11 Also measure out a sixth of a hin[b] of water and drink it at set times.(B)

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  1. Ezekiel 4:10 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
  2. Ezekiel 4:11 That is, about 2/3 quart or about 0.6 liter

19 Then say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the Lord God says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: “They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because [a]their land will be [b](A)stripped of its fullness on account of the violence of all who live in it.

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  1. Ezekiel 12:19 Lit her
  2. Ezekiel 12:19 Lit deserted

19 Say to the people of the land: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything(A) in it because of the violence of all who live there.(B)

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