16 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am going to (A)break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by (B)weight and with anxiety, and drink water by (C)measure and in horror, 17 because bread and water will be scarce; and they will tremble with one another and (D)waste away in their guilt.

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16 He then said to me: “Son of man, I am about to cut off(A) the food supply in Jerusalem. The people will eat rationed food in anxiety and drink rationed water in despair,(B) 17 for food and water will be scarce.(C) They will be appalled at the sight of each other and will waste away because of[a] their sin.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 4:17 Or away in

You have (A)sown much, only to [a]harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but there is not enough for [b]anyone to get warm; and the one who earns, earns wages to put into a money bag full of holes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:6 Lit bring in
  2. Haggai 1:6 Lit him

You have planted much, but harvested little.(A) You eat, but never have enough.(B) You drink, but never have your fill.(C) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(D) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

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