Ezekiel 4:8-10

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⁸Now look, I am tying ropes on you. You will not be able to roll over from one side to the other until your attack against the city^[a] is finished.

⁹“You must get some grain to make bread. Get some wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt. Mix all these things together in one bowl and grind them to make flour. You will use this flour to make bread. You will eat only this bread during the 390 days that you lie on your side. ¹⁰You will be allowed to use only 1 cup^[b] of that flour each day to make bread. You will eat that bread from time to time throughout the day.

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Footnotes

Ezekiel 4:8 your attack against the city This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word can mean “famine,” “time of trouble,” or “attack against a city.”
Ezekiel 4:10 1 cup Literally, “20 shekels” (230 g).