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New American Standard Bible
Ezekiel 4:12
"You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human 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 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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt eat them as a barley cake: thou shalt bake them before their eyes in man’s dung.
And thou shalt eat them as a barley cake: thou shalt bake them before their eyes in man’s dung.
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 "But as for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel and make them into bread for yourself; you shall eat it according to the number of the days that you lie on your side, 390 days. 10 "Your food which you eat shall be twenty shekels a day by weight; you shall eat it from time to time. 11 "The water you drink shall be a sixth of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time. 12 "You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."13 Then the LORD said, "In this way the sons of Israel will eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will scatter them." 14 But I said, "Oh, Lord GOD! Behold, I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by animals, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth!" 15 Then He said to me, "See, I will give you cow's dung in place of human dung, so that you may prepare your bread over it." 16 Moreover, He said to me, "Son of man, behold, I am going to break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and drink water by measure and in horror, 17 because bread and water will be scarce; and they will tremble with one another and waste away in their guilt.
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
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
Genesis 4:4
Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering;
Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering;
Genesis 4:14
"Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
"Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and I will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
Genesis 4:17
Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son.
Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son.
Genesis 4:18
Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.
Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.
Genesis 4:23
Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Pay attention to my words, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me!
Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Pay attention to my words, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me!
Genesis 4:24
"If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!"
"If Cain is avenged seven times, Then Lamech seventy-seven times!"
Leviticus 26:20
'Your strength will be consumed uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit.
'Your strength will be consumed uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit.
Leviticus 26:36
'As for those among you who are left, I will also bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a scattered leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall.
'As for those among you who are left, I will also bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a scattered leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall.
Psalms 109:10
May his children wander about and beg; And may they seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.
May his children wander about and beg; And may they seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.
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.
