Ezekiel 4:14

4:14 And I said, “Ah, sovereign Lord, I have never been ceremonially defiled before. I have never eaten a carcass or an animal torn by wild beasts; from my youth up, unclean meat ¹  has never entered my mouth.”

Ezekiel 4:16

4:16 Then he said to me, “Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply ²  in Jerusalem. ³  They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror

[4:14]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term refers to sacrificial meat not eaten by the appropriate time (Lev 7:18; 19:7).

[4:16]  ² tn Heb, “break the staff of bread.” The bread supply is compared to a staff that one uses for support.

[4:16]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.