Ezekiel 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 4:16 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 4:16 — KJV
“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:”
— Ezekiel 4:16 (KJV)
Ezekiel 4:16 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 4:16
“And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:16: bread, jerusalem, eat
“Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:16: son, bread, eat
“Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:16: son, bread, eat
“For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:16: behold, staff, bread
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:16: bread, eat, drink
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