Ezekiel 4:8-10
King James Version
8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
9 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
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Ezekiel 4:8-10
New King James Version
8 (A)And surely I will [a]restrain you so that you cannot turn from one side to another till you have ended the days of your siege.
9 “Also take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them into one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself. During the number of days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it. 10 And your food which you eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from time to time you shall eat it.
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- Ezekiel 4:8 Lit. put ropes on
Ezekiel 4:8-10
English Standard Version
8 And behold, (A)I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed (B)the days of your siege.
9 “And you, take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and emmer,[a] and put them into a single vessel and make your (C)bread from them. (D)During the number of days that you lie on your side, (E)390 days, you shall eat it. 10 And your food that you eat shall be (F)by weight, (G)twenty shekels[b] a day; from day to day[c] you shall eat it.
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- Ezekiel 4:9 A type of wheat
- Ezekiel 4:10 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Ezekiel 4:10 Or at a set time daily; also verse 11
Ezekiel 4:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Now behold, I will (A)put ropes [a]around you so that you cannot turn from your one side to your other until you have completed the days of your siege.
Defiled Bread
9 “But as for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and (B)spelt, and put them in one vessel and make them into bread for yourself; you shall eat it according to the number of the days that you lie on your side, 390 days. 10 Your food which you eat shall be (C)twenty shekels a day by weight; you shall eat it from time to time.
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- Ezekiel 4:8 Lit on
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