Ezekiel 4:12

“And thou shalt eate it as barley cakes, & thou shalt bake it with doung that commeth out of man in their sight.”

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Other Translations for Ezekiel 4:12

And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
- King James Version

"You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked {it} in their sight over human dung."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And let your food be barley cakes, cooking it before their eyes with the waste which comes out of a man.
- Basic English Bible

And thou shalt eat it [as] barley-cake, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
- Darby Bible

And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with human excrement in their sight.
- Webster's Bible

You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.
- World English Bible

A barley-cake thou dost eat it, and it with dung -- the filth of man -- thou dost bake before their eyes.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for Ezekiel 4:12

Wesley's Notes for Ezekiel 4:12

4:12 As barley cakes - Because they never had enough to make a loaf with, they eat them as barley cakes. With dung - There was no wood left, nor yet dung of other creatures. This also was represented in a vision.


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