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Hesekiel 4:16

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16 Und er sprach zu mir: Menschensohn, siehe, ich will in Jerusalem den Stab des Brotes zerbrechen; und sie werden Brot essen nach dem Gewicht und in Angst, und Wasser trinken nach dem Maße und in Entsetzen,

Hesekiel 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 4:16

Moreover he said unto me, son of man
What follows opens the design, and shows what was intended by the symbol of the miscellany bread, baked with cow dung, the prophet was to eat by measure, as, well as drink water by measure: namely, the sore famine that should be in Jerusalem at the time of the siege: behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem:
that is, take away bread, which is the staff of life, the support of it, and which strengthens man's heart; and also the nourishing virtue and efficacy from what they had. The sense is, that the Lord would both deprive them of a sufficiency of bread, the nourishment of man; and not suffer the little they had to be nourishing to them; what they ate would not satisfy them, nor do them much good; see ( Leviticus 26:26 ) ( Isaiah 3:1 ) ; and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care;
that they might not eat too much at a time, but have something for tomorrow; and to cause their little stock to last the longer, not knowing how long the siege would be: and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment;
that such a judgment should fall upon them, who thought themselves the people of God, and the favourites of heaven.

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Hesekiel 4:16 In-Context

14 Da sprach ich: Ach, Herr, Jehova! Siehe, meine Seele ist nie verunreinigt worden, und weder Aas noch Zerrissenes habe ich gegessen von meiner Jugend an bis jetzt, und kein Greuelfleisch ist in meinen Mund gekommen.
15 Und er sprach zu mir: Siehe, ich habe dir Rindermist statt Menschenkot gestattet; und darauf magst du dein Brot bereiten.
16 Und er sprach zu mir: Menschensohn, siehe, ich will in Jerusalem den Stab des Brotes zerbrechen; und sie werden Brot essen nach dem Gewicht und in Angst, und Wasser trinken nach dem Maße und in Entsetzen,
17 weil Brot und Wasser mangeln werden, und sie miteinander verschmachten und in ihrer Ungerechtigkeit hinschwinden werden.

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