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 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

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

13 And the Lord said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.

14 Then said I, Ah Lord God! 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 in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

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What Does Ezekiel 4:12 Mean?

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