Ezekiel 12:18

18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;

Ezekiel 12:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:18

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking
As one in surprise or fear, or that has got an ague upon him: and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
fearing want of it, or as apprehensive of danger of its being taken away; see ( Ezekiel 4:16 ) .

Ezekiel 12:18 In-Context

16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations whither they shall come; and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.

17 And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;

19 and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with astonishment, because her land shall be left desolate of all that is in it, for the violence of all them that dwell therein.

20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah.