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

16 Moreover 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 care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:

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

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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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