Ezekiel 4:16

4:16 Then he said to me, “Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply ¹  in Jerusalem. ²  They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror

Ezekiel 25:4

25:4 So take note, ³  I am about to make you slaves of ⁴  the tribes ⁵  of the east. They will make camps among you and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

[4:16]  ¹ tn Heb, “break the staff of bread.” The bread supply is compared to a staff that one uses for support.

[4:16]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[25:4]  ³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates being aware of or taking notice of something and has been translated here with a verb (so also throughout the chapter).

[25:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “Look I am about to give you for a possession to.”

[25:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “sons.”