Ezekiel 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.”

Ezekiel 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that they may lack bread and water, be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.”

Ezekiel 4:17 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.”

Ezekiel 4:17 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so that they lack bread and water, and have been astonished one with another, and been consumed in their iniquity.”

Ezekiel 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“because bread and water shall fail them, and they shall be astonied one with another, and waste away in their iniquity.”

Ezekiel 4:17 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Because that bread and water shall faile, they shalbe astonied one with another, and shall consume away for their iniquitie. ”

Ezekiel 4:17 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 4:17 in Context — Ezekiel 4

15 Il me répondit: Voici, je te donne des excréments de bœuf au lieu d’excréments humains, et tu feras ton pain dessus.

16 Il me dit encore: Fils de l’homme, je vais briser le bâton du pain à Jérusalem; ils mangeront du pain au poids et avec angoisse, et ils boiront de l’eau à la mesure et avec épouvante.

17 Ils manqueront de pain et d’eau, ils seront stupéfaits les uns et les autres, et frappés de langueur pour leur iniquité.

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What Does Ezekiel 4:17 Mean?

Ezekiel 4:17 is a verse from the Book of Ezekiel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezekiel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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