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Brenton's Septuagint
Ezekiel 4:12
And thou shalt eat them as a barley cake: thou shalt bake them before their eyes in man’s dung.
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Christian Standard Bible®
You will eat it as you would a barley cake and bake it over dried human excrement in their sight.”
You will eat it as you would a barley cake and bake it over dried human excrement in their sight.”
Hebrew Names Version
You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.
You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.
King James Version
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
English Standard Version
And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung."
And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung."
New American Standard Bible
"You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
"You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
New Century Version
Eat your food as you would eat a barley cake, baking it over human dung where the people can see."
Eat your food as you would eat a barley cake, baking it over human dung where the people can see."
Amplified Bible
"You shall eat your food as barley cakes, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
"You shall eat your food as barley cakes, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
World English Bible
You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.
You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt eate it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in the dongue that commeth out of man, in their sight.
And thou shalt eate it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in the dongue that commeth out of man, in their sight.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
"You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
Legacy Standard Bible
You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."
Berean Standard Bible
And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people."
And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people."
Contemporary English Version
Use dried human waste to start a fire, then bake the bread on the coals where everyone can watch you.
Use dried human waste to start a fire, then bake the bread on the coals where everyone can watch you.
Complete Jewish Bible
[The bread] you eat is to be baked like barley cakes; you are to bake it before their eyes, using human dung as fuel."
[The bread] you eat is to be baked like barley cakes; you are to bake it before their eyes, using human dung as fuel."
Darby Translation
And thou shalt eat it [as] barley-cake, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
And thou shalt eat it [as] barley-cake, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
Easy-to-Read Version
You must make your bread each day. You must get dry human dung and burn it. Then you must cook the bread over this burning dung. You must eat this bread in front of the people."
You must make your bread each day. You must get dry human dung and burn it. Then you must cook the bread over this burning dung. You must eat this bread in front of the people."
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall eat it as if you ate barley cakes, having baked it in their sight with the dung that comes out of men.
And you shall eat it as if you ate barley cakes, having baked it in their sight with the dung that comes out of men.
Good News Translation
You are to build a fire out of dried human excrement, bake bread on the fire, and eat it where everyone can see you."
You are to build a fire out of dried human excrement, bake bread on the fire, and eat it where everyone can see you."
Lexham English Bible
And as a bread-cake of barley you shall eat it, and with human excrement you shall bake it before their eyes."
And as a bread-cake of barley you shall eat it, and with human excrement you shall bake it before their eyes."
Literal Translation
And you shall eat cakes of barley, and you shall bake it with dung of the excrement of man, in their sight.
And you shall eat cakes of barley, and you shall bake it with dung of the excrement of man, in their sight.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Barly cakes shalt thou eate, yet shalt thou first strake the ouer with mas donge, yt they maye se it.
Barly cakes shalt thou eate, yet shalt thou first strake the ouer with mas donge, yt they maye se it.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
Bible in Basic English
And let your food be barley cakes, cooking it before their eyes with the waste which comes out of a man.
And let your food be barley cakes, cooking it before their eyes with the waste which comes out of a man.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.'
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.'
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt eate it as barley cakes, & thou shalt bake it with doung that commeth out of man in their sight.
And thou shalt eate it as barley cakes, & thou shalt bake it with doung that commeth out of man in their sight.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Barly cakes shalt thou eate, and them shalt thou bake in mans doung before their eyes.
Barly cakes shalt thou eate, and them shalt thou bake in mans doung before their eyes.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt ete it as barli breed bakun vndur the aischis; and with `a toord that goith out of a man thou schalt hile, it bifore the iyen of hem.
And thou schalt ete it as barli breed bakun vndur the aischis; and with `a toord that goith out of a man thou schalt hile, it bifore the iyen of hem.
Update Bible Version
And you shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.
And you shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with human excrement in their sight.
And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with human excrement in their sight.
New English Translation
And you must eat the food like you would a barley cake. You must bake it in front of them over a fire made with dried human excrement."
And you must eat the food like you would a barley cake. You must bake it in front of them over a fire made with dried human excrement."
New King James Version
And you shall eat it as barley cakes; and bake it using fuel of human waste in their sight."
And you shall eat it as barley cakes; and bake it using fuel of human waste in their sight."
New Living Translation
Prepare and eat this food as you would barley cakes. While all the people are watching, bake it over a fire using dried human dung as fuel and then eat the bread."
Prepare and eat this food as you would barley cakes. While all the people are watching, bake it over a fire using dried human dung as fuel and then eat the bread."
New Life Bible
Eat your food as you would barley cakes, making it ready in front of their eyes over a fire burning human waste."
Eat your food as you would barley cakes, making it ready in front of their eyes over a fire burning human waste."
New Revised Standard
You shall eat it as a barley-cake, baking it in their sight on human dung.
You shall eat it as a barley-cake, baking it in their sight on human dung.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and as a barley cake, shalt thou eat it, - and the same with dung proceeding from man, shalt thou bake, before their eyes.
and as a barley cake, shalt thou eat it, - and the same with dung proceeding from man, shalt thou bake, before their eyes.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt eat it as barley bread baked under the ashes: and thou shalt cover it, in their sight, with the dung that cometh out of a man.
And thou shalt eat it as barley bread baked under the ashes: and thou shalt cover it, in their sight, with the dung that cometh out of a man.
Revised Standard Version
And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung."
And you shall eat it as a barley cake, baking it in their sight on human dung."
Young's Literal Translation
A barley-cake thou dost eat it, and it with dung -- the filth of man -- thou dost bake before their eyes.
A barley-cake thou dost eat it, and it with dung -- the filth of man -- thou dost bake before their eyes.
Contextual Overview
9 Take thou also to thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and bread-corn; and thou shalt cast them into one earthen vessel, and shalt make them into loaves for thyself; and thou shalt eat them a hundred and ninety days, according to the number of the days during which thou sleepest on thy side. 10 And thou shalt eat thy food by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat them. 11 And thou shalt drink water by measure, even from time to time thou shalt drink the sixth part of a hin. 12 And thou shalt eat them as a barley cake: thou shalt bake them before their eyes in man’s dung. 13 And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Thus shall the children of Israel eat unclean things among the Gentiles. 14 Then I said, Not so, Lord God of Israel: surely my soul has not been defiled with uncleanness; nor have I eaten, that which died of itself or was torn of beasts from my birth until now; neither has any corrupt flesh entered into my mouth. 15 And he said to me, Behold, I have given thee dung of oxen instead of man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy loaves upon it. 16 And he said to me, Son of man, behold, I break the support of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight and in want; and shall drink water by measure, and in a state of ruin: 17 that they may want bread and water; and a man and his brother shall be brought to ruin, and they shall pine away in their iniquities.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
cakes: a "round" thing, Genesis 18:6
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 21:6 - before
Cross-References
Genesis 4:3
And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.
And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.
Genesis 4:4
And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,
Genesis 4:14
If thou castest me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall slay me.
If thou castest me out this day from the face of the earth, and I shall be hidden from thy presence, and I shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth, then it will be that any one that finds me shall slay me.
Genesis 4:17
And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
Genesis 4:18
And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.
And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech.
Genesis 4:23
And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.
And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief.
Genesis 4:24
Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain’s behalf, on Lamech’s it shall be seventy times seven.
Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain’s behalf, on Lamech’s it shall be seventy times seven.
Leviticus 26:20
And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.
And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.
Leviticus 26:36
And to those who are left of you I will bring bondage into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from war, and shall fall when none pursues them.
And to those who are left of you I will bring bondage into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from war, and shall fall when none pursues them.
Psalms 109:10
Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.
Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes,.... That is, the bread made of wheat, barley, beans, lentiles, millet, and fitches, was to be made in the form of barley cakes, and to be baked as they; not in an oven, but under ashes; and these ashes not of wood, or straw, or turf, but as follows:
and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of men, in their sight: the prophet was to take human dung, and dry it, and then cover the cakes or loaves of his mixed bread with it, and burn it over them, and with it bake it; which must be a very disagreeable task to him, and make the food very nauseous, both to himself and to the Jews, in whose sight it was done; and this shows scarcity of fuel, and the severity of the famine; that they had not fuel to bake with, or could not stay till it was baked in an oven, and therefore took this method; as well as points at what they were to eat when carried captive, as follows:
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In eastern countries where fuel is scarce the want is supplied by dried cow-dung laid up for the winter. Barley cakes were (and are) baked under hot ashes without an oven. The dung here is to be burned to ashes, and the ashes so employed.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 4:12. Thou shalt bake it with dung — Dried ox and cow dung is a common fuel in the east; and with this, for want of wood and coals, they are obliged to prepare their food. Indeed, dried excrement of every kind is gathered. Here, the prophet is to prepare his bread with dry human excrement. And when we know that this did not come in contact with the bread, and was only used to warm the plate, (see Ezekiel 4:3,) on which the bread was laid over the fire, it removes all the horror and much of the disgust. This was required to show the extreme degree of wretchedness to which they should be exposed; for, not being able to leave the city to collect the dried excrements of beasts, the inhabitants during the siege would be obliged, literally, to use dried human ordure for fuel. The very circumstances show that this was the plain fact of the case. However, we find that the prophet was relieved from using this kind of fuel, for cow's dung was substituted at his request. See Ezekiel 4:15.
