Ezekiel 4:12-14
New King James Version
12 And you shall eat it as barley cakes; and bake it using fuel of human waste in their sight.”
13 Then the Lord said, “So (A)shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them.”
14 So I said, (B)“Ah, Lord God! Indeed I have never defiled myself from my youth till now; I have never eaten (C)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (D)abominable[a] flesh ever come into my mouth.”
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- Ezekiel 4:14 Ritually unclean flesh, Lev. 7:18
Ezekiel 4:12-14
English Standard Version
12 And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it (A)in their sight on human dung.” 13 And the Lord said, “Thus shall the people of Israel eat (B)their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.” 14 Then I said, (C)“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.[a] (D)From my youth up till now I have never eaten (E)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (F)tainted meat come into my mouth.”
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- Ezekiel 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean
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