14 Then I said, (A)“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.[a] (B)From my youth up till now I have never eaten (C)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (D)tainted meat come into my mouth.” 15 Then he said to me, “See, I assign to you cow's dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread.” 16 Moreover, he said to me, (E)“Son of man, behold, (F)I will break the supply[b] of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread (G)by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water (H)by measure and in dismay.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean
  2. Ezekiel 4:16 Hebrew staff

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