Ezekiel 4:15

What does Ezekiel 4:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 4:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then he said to me, See, I have given you cow's waste in place of man's waste, and you will make your bread ready on it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And He saith unto me, `See, I have given to thee bullock's dung instead of man's dung, and thou hast made thy bread by it.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he said to me: Behold I have given thee neat's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt make thy bread therewith.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

Context

v.14Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

v.15This passage

v.16Moreover 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 fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:

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