Ezekiel 4:12
What does Ezekiel 4:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 4:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And let your food be barley cakes, cooking it before their eyes with the waste which comes out of a man.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A barley-cake thou dost eat it, and it with dung--the filth of man--thou dost bake before their eyes.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thou shalt eat it as barley bread baked under the ashes: and thou shalt cover it, in their sight, with the dung that cometh out of a man.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thou shalt eat it [as] barley-cake, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.
- Isaiah 36:12
But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?
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