Verse 16
Ezekiel 4:16
American Standard Version
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Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗/י בֶּן אָדָם֙ הִנְ/נִ֨י שֹׁבֵ֤ר מַטֵּה לֶ֨חֶם֙ בִּ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְ/אָכְלוּ לֶ֥חֶם בְּ/מִשְׁקָ֖ל וּ/בִ/דְאָגָ֑ה וּ/מַ֕יִם בִּ/מְשׂוּרָ֥ה וּ/בְ/שִׁמָּמ֖וֹן יִשְׁתּֽוּ
English Translation
And he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I am breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they will drink water by measure and in desolation."
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