Ezekiel 4:16 in Other Translations
King James Version (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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
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 fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he said to me, Son of man, see, I will take away from Jerusalem her necessary bread: they will take their bread by weight and with care, measuring out their drinking-water with fear and wonder:
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I break the staff of bread in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
World English Bible (WEB)
Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And He saith unto me, `Son of man, lo, I am breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they have eaten bread by weight and with fear; and water by measure and with astonishment, they do drink;
| Moreover he said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| unto | אֵלַ֗י | ʾēlay | ay-LAI |
| Son me, | בֶּן | ben | ben |
| of man, | אָדָם֙ | ʾādām | ah-DAHM |
| behold, | הִנְנִ֨י | hinnî | heen-NEE |
| break will I | שֹׁבֵ֤ר | šōbēr | shoh-VARE |
| the staff | מַטֵּה | maṭṭē | ma-TAY |
| of bread | לֶ֙חֶם֙ | leḥem | LEH-HEM |
| in Jerusalem: | בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bîrûšālaim | bee-ROO-sha-la-EEM |
| eat shall they and | וְאָכְלוּ | wĕʾoklû | veh-oke-LOO |
| bread | לֶ֥חֶם | leḥem | LEH-hem |
| by weight, | בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל | bĕmišqāl | beh-meesh-KAHL |
| care; with and | וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה | ûbidʾāgâ | oo-veed-ah-ɡA |
| drink shall they and | וּמַ֕יִם | ûmayim | oo-MA-yeem |
| water | בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה | bimśûrâ | beem-soo-RA |
| by measure, | וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹן | ûbĕšimmāmôn | oo-veh-shee-ma-MONE |
| and with astonishment: | יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ | yištû | yeesh-TOO |