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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ezekiel 12:18
Son of man, Thy bread, with trembling, shalt thou eat, - And thy water, in agitation and in fear, shalt thou drink.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with anxious shaking.
“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with anxious shaking.
Hebrew Names Version
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
King James Version
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
English Standard Version
"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.
"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.
New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
New Century Version
"Human, tremble as you eat your food, and shake with fear as you drink your water.
"Human, tremble as you eat your food, and shake with fear as you drink your water.
Amplified Bible
"Son of man, eat your bread with anxiety, and drink your water with trembling and with fear.
"Son of man, eat your bread with anxiety, and drink your water with trembling and with fear.
World English Bible
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Sonne of man, eate thy bread with trembling and drinke thy water with trouble, & with carefulnesse,
Sonne of man, eate thy bread with trembling and drinke thy water with trouble, & with carefulnesse,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Son of man, you shall eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
"Son of man, you shall eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
Berean Standard Bible
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, shake with fear when you eat, and tremble when you drink.
Ezekiel, son of man, shake with fear when you eat, and tremble when you drink.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Human being, shake as you eat your food; tremble anxiously as you drink your water;
"Human being, shake as you eat your food; tremble anxiously as you drink your water;
Darby Translation
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;
Easy-to-Read Version
"Son of man, you must act as if you are very frightened. You must shake when you eat your food. You must act worried and afraid when you drink your water.
"Son of man, you must act as if you are very frightened. You must shake when you eat your food. You must act worried and afraid when you drink your water.
George Lamsa Translation
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fear of scarcity;
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fear of scarcity;
Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "tremble when you eat, and shake with fear when you drink.
"Mortal man," he said, "tremble when you eat, and shake with fear when you drink.
Lexham English Bible
"Son of man, you must eat your food with trembling, and your water with shuddering, and with anxiety you must drink.
"Son of man, you must eat your food with trembling, and your water with shuddering, and with anxiety you must drink.
Literal Translation
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with anxiety.
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with anxiety.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou sonne of man: with a fearfull treblinge shalt thou eate thy bred, with carefulnesse & sorowe shalt thou drynke thy water.
Thou sonne of man: with a fearfull treblinge shalt thou eate thy bred, with carefulnesse & sorowe shalt thou drynke thy water.
American Standard Version
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Bible in Basic English
Son of man, take your food with shaking fear, and your water with trouble and care;
Son of man, take your food with shaking fear, and your water with trouble and care;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;
'Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;
King James Version (1611)
Sonne of man, eate thy bread with quaking, and drinke thy water with trembling and with carefulnesse,
Sonne of man, eate thy bread with quaking, and drinke thy water with trembling and with carefulnesse,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou sonne of man, with a fearfull tremblyng shalt thou eate thy bread, with vnquietnesse & sorowe shalt thou drynke thy water.
Thou sonne of man, with a fearfull tremblyng shalt thou eate thy bread, with vnquietnesse & sorowe shalt thou drynke thy water.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Son of man, eat thy bread with sorrow, and drink thy water with torment and affliction.
Son of man, eat thy bread with sorrow, and drink thy water with torment and affliction.
English Revised Version
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he seide, Thou, sone of man, ete thi breed in disturblyng, but also drynke thi water in haaste and mourening.
and he seide, Thou, sone of man, ete thi breed in disturblyng, but also drynke thi water in haaste and mourening.
Update Bible Version
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Webster's Bible Translation
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with solicitude.
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with solicitude.
New English Translation
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with anxious shaking.
"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with anxious shaking.
New King James Version
"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.
"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.
New Living Translation
"Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water.
"Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water.
New Life Bible
"Son of man, shake in fear as you eat your bread and drink your water.
"Son of man, shake in fear as you eat your bread and drink your water.
New Revised Standard
Mortal, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Mortal, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow.
Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow.
Revised Standard Version
"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with fearfulness;
"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with fearfulness;
Young's Literal Translation
`Son of man, thy bread in haste thou dost eat, and thy water with trembling and with fear thou dost drink;
`Son of man, thy bread in haste thou dost eat, and thy water with trembling and with fear thou dost drink;
Contextual Overview
17 Then came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying: 18 Son of man, Thy bread, with trembling, shalt thou eat, - And thy water, in agitation and in fear, shalt thou drink. 19 Then shalt thou say unto the people of the land Thus saith the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, upon the so of Israel, Their bread, with anxious care, shall they eat, And their water in astonishment, shall they drink, - That there land may be deserted of her fulness because of the violence of all them who dwell therein: 20 Yea the cities that are inhabited I shall be laid waste, And the land, shall become m astonish- men, - So shall ye know that, I am Yahweh.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ezekiel 4:16, Ezekiel 4:17, Ezekiel 23:33, Leviticus 26:26, Leviticus 26:36, Deuteronomy 28:48, Deuteronomy 28:65, Job 3:24, Psalms 60:2, Psalms 60:3, Psalms 80:5, Psalms 102:4-9
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:12 - that we may eat it Job 6:7 - as my sorrowful meat Job 21:25 - never Lamentations 5:9 - General Daniel 10:7 - but
Cross-References
Genesis 3:13
Then said Yahweh God to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, the serpent, deceived me, so I did eat.
Then said Yahweh God to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, the serpent, deceived me, so I did eat.
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground,
And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground,
Genesis 12:9
Thus Abram brake up, again and again, towards the South.
Thus Abram brake up, again and again, towards the South.
Genesis 12:10
And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land, - so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because grievous, was the famine in the land.
And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land, - so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because grievous, was the famine in the land.
Genesis 12:11
And it came to pass when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: Behold! I beseech thee I know that a woman fair to look on, thou art:
And it came to pass when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: Behold! I beseech thee I know that a woman fair to look on, thou art:
Genesis 31:26
Then said Laban to Jacob, What hadst thou done, that thou shouldst steal away unawares to me, - and shouldst carry off my daughters, as captives of the sword?
Then said Laban to Jacob, What hadst thou done, that thou shouldst steal away unawares to me, - and shouldst carry off my daughters, as captives of the sword?
Genesis 44:15
And Joseph said to them, What is this deed which ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I, can even divine?
And Joseph said to them, What is this deed which ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I, can even divine?
Exodus 32:21
And Moses said unto Aaron, What had this people done to thee, - that thou shouldst have brought upon them a great sin?
And Moses said unto Aaron, What had this people done to thee, - that thou shouldst have brought upon them a great sin?
Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said unto Achan - My son give I pray thee glory unto Yahweh God of Israel and make to him confession, - and tell me I pray thee what thou hast done, do not hide it from me.
And Joshua said unto Achan - My son give I pray thee glory unto Yahweh God of Israel and make to him confession, - and tell me I pray thee what thou hast done, do not hide it from me.
1 Samuel 14:43
And Saul said unto Jonathan, Come tell me, what thou hast done. So Jonathan told him, and said, I, just tasted, with the end of the staff that was in my hand, a little honey, here I am - I must die!
And Saul said unto Jonathan, Come tell me, what thou hast done. So Jonathan told him, and said, I, just tasted, with the end of the staff that was in my hand, a little honey, here I am - I must die!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking,.... As one in surprise or fear, or that has got an ague upon him:
and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; fearing want of it, or as apprehensive of danger of its being taken away; see Ezekiel 4:16.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Here the sign is the exhibition of such terror as the danger of a siege creates.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 12:18. Eat thy bread with quaking — Assume the manner of a person who is every moment afraid of his life, who has nothing but a morsel of bread to eat, and a little water to drink. Thus signifying the siege, and the straits to which they should be reduced. See this explained, Ezekiel 12:19.
