Ezekiel 4:16

4:16 Then he said to me, “Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply 1  in Jerusalem. 2  They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror

Ezekiel 23:32

23:32 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: “You will drink your sister’s deep and wide cup; 3  you will be scorned and derided, for it holds a great deal.

Ezekiel 25:4

25:4 So take note, 4  I am about to make you slaves of 5  the tribes 6  of the east. They will make camps among you and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

Ezekiel 39:18

39:18 You will eat the flesh of warriors 7  and drink the blood of the princes of the earth – the rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fattened animals of Bashan.

1 tn Heb, “break the staff of bread.” The bread supply is compared to a staff that one uses for support.

2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

3 sn The image of a deep and wide cup suggests the degree of punishment; it will be extensive and leave the victim helpless.

4 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates being aware of or taking notice of something and has been translated here with a verb (so also throughout the chapter).

5 tn Heb “Look I am about to give you for a possession to.”

6 tn Heb “sons.”

7 sn See Rev 19:17-18.