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:
Ver. 16. Behold, I will break a the staff of bread.] Bread shall be very scarce, and that which men have shall not nourish or satisfy them; they shall have appetitnm caninum. See Isaiah 3:1; See Trapp on " Isa 3:1 " and take that good counsel, Amo 5:14-15 lest we know the worth of good by the want of it.
a מקק contabescere, foetidum fieri.