Ezekiel 4:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 4:15

13 Then the Lord said, “So ^ashall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them.”

14 So I said, ^a“Ah, Lord God! Indeed I have never defiled myself from my youth till now; I have never eaten ^bwhat died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has ^cabominable flesh ever come into my mouth.”

15 Then He said to me, “See, I am giving you cow dung instead of human waste, and you shall prepare your bread over it.”

16 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, surely I will cut off the ^asupply of bread in Jerusalem; they shall ^beat bread by weight and with anxiety, and shall ^cdrink water by measure and with dread,

17 that they may lack bread and water, and be dismayed with one another, and ^awaste away because of their iniquity.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 4:15

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American Standard Version
Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.

Amplified® Bible
Then He said to me, Behold, I will let you use cow's dung instead of human dung, and you shall prepare your food with it.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD replied, "Instead of human waste, I will let you bake your bread on a fire made from cow manure.

Darby English Version
And he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

Good News Bible
So God said, "Very well. I will let you use cow dung instead, and you can bake your bread on that."

King James Version
Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

New American Standard Bible
Then He said to me, "See, I will give you cow's dung in place of human dung over which you will prepare your bread."

New International Version
"Very well," he said, "I will let you bake your bread over cow manure instead of human excrement."

New King James Version
Then He said to me, “See, I am giving you cow dung instead of human waste, and you shall prepare your bread over it.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then He said to me, "See, I will give you cow's dung in place of human dung over which you will prepare your bread."

Revised Standard Version
Then he said to me, "See, I will let you have cow's dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread."

Young's Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, `See, I have given to thee bullock's dung instead of man's dung, and thou hast made thy bread by it.'

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