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Ezekiel 4:16

Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.
Ezekiel 4:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁבֵ֤ר מַטֵּה־לֶ֙חֶם֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְאָכְלוּ־לֶ֥חֶם בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה וּמַ֕יִם בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹן יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלַ֗י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. בֶּן־ben-“O son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  4. אָדָם֙'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  5. הִנְנִ֨יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  6. שֹׁבֵ֤רsho.Ver“[am] about to break”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
  7. מַטֵּה־ma.teh-“[the] staff of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַטֶּה · “supply” · Strong's H4294K
  8. לֶ֙חֶם֙le.chem“bread”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  9. בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Lim“in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  10. וְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-“and they will eat”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  11. לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem“bread”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  12. בְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.Kal“by weight”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁקָל · “weight” · Strong's H4948
  13. וּבִדְאָגָ֑הu.vid.'a.Gah“and in anxiety”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דְּאָגָה · “anxiety” · Strong's H1674
  14. וּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yim“and water”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  15. בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.Rah“by measure”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְשׂוּרָה · “capacity” · Strong's H4884
  16. וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹןu.ve.shi.ma.Mon“and in horror”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שִׁמָּמוֹן · “horror” · Strong's H8078
  17. יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.Tu“they will drink”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)