Ezekiel 4:16

I will break. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:26). Occurr ing again in Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 14:13. but nowhere else in O.T.

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¹⁶ Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 4:16