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Ezekiel 4:16 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Ezekiel 4:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 4 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 4:16
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: God now explicitly interprets the sign-act's meaning for Jerusalem. "Break the staff of bread" (shover matteh-lechem, שֹׁבֵר מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם) is a powerful metaphor—bread as a "staff" or support that sustains life (Leviticus 26:26; Psalm 105:16). Breaking this staff means removing the foundational provision that supports existence. The passive population will "eat bread by weight" (be-mishqal, ב...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 4:16
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“that are for destruction”
“behold”
“ten women shall bake your bread in one oven”
“twenty shekels a day: from time to time shall you eat it.”
“eat your bread with quaking”
“Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.”
“when a land sins against me by committing a trespass”
“Because of the sword of the wilderness.”
“they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: look”
“stricken through”