Ezekiel 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.”

Ezekiel 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.””

Ezekiel 4:12 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.”

Ezekiel 4:12 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A barley-cake thou dost eat it, and it with dung--the filth of man--thou dost bake before their eyes.”

Ezekiel 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou shalt eat it [as] barley-cake, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.”

Ezekiel 4:12 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And thou shalt eate it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in the dongue that commeth out of man, in their sight.”

Ezekiel 4:12 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 4:12 in Context — Ezekiel 4

10 La nourriture que tu mangeras sera du poids de vingt sicles par jour; tu en mangeras de temps à autre.

11 L’eau que tu boiras aura la mesure d’un sixième de hin; tu boiras de temps à autre.

12 Tu mangeras des gâteaux d’orge, que tu feras cuire en leur présence avec des excréments humains.

13 Et l’Éternel dit: C’est ainsi que les enfants d’Israël mangeront leur pain souillé, parmi les nations vers lesquelles je les chasserai.

14 Je dis: Ah! Seigneur Éternel, voici, mon âme n’a point été souillée; depuis ma jeunesse jusqu’à présent, je n’ai pas mangé d’une bête morte ou déchirée, et aucune chair impure n’est entrée dans ma bouche.

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What Does Ezekiel 4:12 Mean?

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