¹⁶ He then said to me: “Son of man, I am about to cut off^(A) the food supply in Jerusalem. The people will eat rationed food in anxiety and drink rationed water in despair,^(B)

¹⁷ for food and water will be scarce.^(A) They will be appalled at the sight of each other and will waste away because of^[a] their sin.^(B)