4:16 Then he said to me, “Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply 2 in Jerusalem. 3 They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror
1 sn A pint and a half [Heb “one-sixth of a hin”]. One-sixth of a hin was a quantity of liquid equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.6 liters.
2 tn Heb, “break the staff of bread.” The bread supply is compared to a staff that one uses for support.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.