Discovery BoxEzekiel 4:16 
Context4:16 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
Context23:32 “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
Context25:4 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
Context39:18 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.
