Ezekiel

Ezekiel 4:9–15

9But take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them in a single container and make them into bread for yourself. This is what you are to eat during the 390 days you lie on your side. 10You are to weigh out twenty shekels of fooda to eat each day, and you are to eat it at set times.

11You are also to measure out a sixth of a hin of waterb to drink, and you are to drink it at set times. 12And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people.”

13Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.”

14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself.c From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

15“Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”

Footnotes

  • a 4:10 20 shekels is approximately 8 ounces or 228 grams of food.
  • b 4:11 A sixth of a hin is approximately 0.65 quarts or 0.61 liters of water.
  • c 4:14 Hebrew “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “Behold, my soul has never been made unclean.

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Ezekiel 4:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But takeקַח־qaḥ-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
wheatחִטִּ֡יןḥiṭ·ṭînNoun - feminine pluralH2406 wheat
barleyוּ֠שְׂעֹרִיםū·śə·‘ō·rîmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH8184 barley
beansוּפ֨וֹלū·p̄ō·wlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6321 beans
lentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֜יםwa·‘ă·ḏā·šîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH5742 lentil
milletוְדֹ֣חַןwə·ḏō·ḥanConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1764 millet
and speltוְכֻסְּמִ֗יםwə·ḵus·sə·mîmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH3698 spelt
putוְנָתַתָּ֤הwə·nā·ṯat·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
themאוֹתָם֙’ō·w·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
in a singleאֶחָ֔ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
containerבִּכְלִ֣יbiḵ·lîPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3627 article, utensil, vessel
and makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
themאוֹתָ֛ם’ō·w·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
into breadלְלָ֑חֶםlə·lā·ḥemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
for yourselfלְךָ֖lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
you are to eatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃tō·ḵă·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat
during theמִסְפַּ֨רmis·parNoun - masculine singular constructH4557 number, tale
390שְׁלֹשׁ־šə·lōš-Number - feminine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
daysי֖וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
you lieשׁוֹכֵ֣בšō·w·ḵêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7901 lie down
onעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your sideצִדְּךָ֗ṣid·də·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6654 side

Ezekiel 4:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are to weigh outבְּמִשְׁק֕וֹלbə·miš·qō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH4946 heaviness, weight
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלše·qelNoun - masculine singularH8255 shekel
of foodוּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙ū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3978 food
to eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּtō·ḵă·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat
each dayלַיּ֑וֹםlay·yō·wmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
and you are to eat itתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃tō·ḵă·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat
at set timesמֵעֵ֥תmê·‘êṯPreposition-m; Noun - common singularH6256 time

Ezekiel 4:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are also to measure outבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim·śū·rāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH4884 measure
a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֣יתšiš·šîṯNumber - ordinal feminine singular constructH8345 sixth
of a hinהַהִ֑יןha·hînArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1969 hin
of waterוּמַ֛יִםū·ma·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
to drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הṯiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8354 drink
and you are to drink itתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8354 drink
at set timesמֵעֵ֥תmê·‘êṯPreposition-m; Noun - common singularH6256 time

Ezekiel 4:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And you shall eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּהtō·ḵă·len·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH398 eat
as you would a barleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםśə·‘ō·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH8184 barley
cakeוְעֻגַ֥תwə·‘u·ḡaṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH5692 disc or cake of bread
after you bakeתְּעֻגֶ֖נָהtə·‘u·ḡe·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5746 bake
it over dried humanהָֽאָדָ֔םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
excrementבְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙bə·ḡel·lêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH1561 dung
in the sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃סlə·‘ê·nê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine pluralH5869 eye

Ezekiel 4:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
This is howכָּ֣כָהkā·ḵāhAdverbH3602 thus
the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
will eatיֹאכְל֧וּyō·ḵə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH398 eat
their defiledטָמֵ֑אṭā·mêAdjective - masculine singularH2931 unclean
breadלַחְמָ֖םlaḥ·māmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3899 bread, food
among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םbag·gō·w·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I will banish themאַדִּיחֵ֖ם’ad·dî·ḥêmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH5080 impel, thrust, banish

Ezekiel 4:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ahאֲהָהּ֙’ă·hāhInterjectionH162 alas!
Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
I saidוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Iנַפְשִׁ֖יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
have neverלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
defiled myselfמְטֻמָּאָ֑הmə·ṭum·mā·’āhVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine singularH2930 be or become unclean
From my youthמִנְּעוּרַ֣יmin·nə·‘ū·rayPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH5271 youth, juvenility, young
untilוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
nowעַ֔תָּה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
I have notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
eatenאָכַ֙לְתִּי֙’ā·ḵal·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH398 eat
anything found deadוּנְבֵלָ֨הū·nə·ḇê·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH5038 carcass, corpse
or mauled by wild beastsוּטְרֵפָ֤הū·ṭə·rê·p̄āhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH2966 animal torn
Noוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
uncleanפִּגּֽוּל׃סpig·gūlNoun - masculine singularH6292 foul thing, refuse
meatבְּשַׂ֥רbə·śarNoun - masculine singular constructH1320 flesh
has ever enteredבָ֥אḇāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
my mouthבְּפִ֖יbə·p̄îPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6310 mouth

Ezekiel 4:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lookרְאֵ֗הrə·’êhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7200 see
He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I will letנָתַ֤תִּֽיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
youלְךָ֙lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
use cowהַבָּקָ֔רhab·bā·qārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1241 cattle, herd, ox
dungצְפוּעֵיṣə·p̄ū·ʿēNoun - masculine plural constructH6832 dung
instead ofתַּ֖חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
humanהָֽאָדָ֑םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
excrementגֶּלְלֵ֣יgel·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH1561 dung
and you may bakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
your breadלַחְמְךָ֖laḥ·mə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3899 bread, food
over thatעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 4:9 Ezekiel 4:13 · Ezekiel 4:16 · Isaiah 28:25

Ezekiel 4:10 Leviticus 26:26

Ezekiel 4:12 Isaiah 36:12

Ezekiel 4:13 Hosea 9:3–4 · Daniel 1:8

Ezekiel 4:14 Acts 10:14 · Ezekiel 20:49 · Ezekiel 9:8 · Deuteronomy 14:3 · Isaiah 65:4 · Exodus 22:31 · Leviticus 17:15 · Jeremiah 1:6 · Isaiah 66:17 · Leviticus 11:39–40 · Leviticus 19:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.