Ezekiel 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 4:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֗י
ʼêl
H413
to
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
הִנְנִ֨י
hên
H2005
behold
שֹׁבֵ֤ר
shâbar
H7665
to break
מַטֵּה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
לֶ֨חֶם֙
lechem
H3899
bread
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וְאָכְלוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לֶ֥חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל
mishqâl
H4948
weight
וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה
dᵉʼâgâh
H1674
anxiety
וּמַ֕יִם
mayim
H4325
water
בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה
mᵉsûwrâh
H4884
measure
וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹן
shimmâmôwn
H8078
horror
יִשְׁתּֽוּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
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King James Version Public Domain
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He also said to me, “Son of man! Behold! I am breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread while rationing it in anxiety and drink water while rationing it in trembling.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).