Ezekiel 4:10-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
10Your food which you eat shall be twenty shekels a day by weight; you shall eat it from time to time. 11The water you drink shall be a sixth of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time. 12You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung.' 13Then the Lord said, 'In this way the sons of Israel will eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will scatter them.' 14But I said, 'Oh, Lord God! Behold, I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by animals, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth!' 15Then He said to me, 'See, I will give you cow’s dung in place of human dung, so that you may prepare your bread over it.' 16Moreover, He said to me, 'Son of man, behold, I am going to break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and drink water by measure and in horror,King James Version
Chapter 4
10And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. 11Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink. 12And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight. 13And the Lord said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
10The food you eat each day will weigh eight ounces; you will eat it at set times. 11You will also drink a ration of water, a sixth of a gallon, which you will drink at set times. 12You will eat it as you would a barley cake and bake it over dried human excrement in their sight." 13The Lord said, "This is how the Israelites will eat their bread—ceremonially unclean—among the nations where I will banish them."New Living Translation
Chapter 4
10Ration this out to yourself, eight ounces of food for each day, and eat it at set times. 11Then measure out a jar of water for each day, and drink it at set times. 12Prepare and eat this food as you would barley cakes. While all the people are watching, bake it over a fire using dried human dung as fuel and then eat the bread.' 13Then the Lord said, 'This is how Israel will eat defiled bread in the Gentile lands to which I will banish them!'
15All right,' the Lord said. 'You may bake your bread with cow dung instead of human dung.'
16Then he told me, 'Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay.
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
10And your food that you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from day to day you shall eat it. 11And water you shall drink by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from day to day you shall drink. 12And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung." 13And the Lord said, "Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them." 14Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into my mouth." 15Then he said to me, "See, I assign to you cow 's dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread." 16Moreover, he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.New International Version
Chapter 4
10Weigh out twenty shekels of food to eat each day and eat it at set times. 11Also measure out a sixth of a hin of water and drink it at set times. 12Eat the food as you would a loaf of barley bread; bake it in the sight of the people, using human excrement for fuel." 13The Lord said, "In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them."New King James Version