Deuteronomy 28:51-68; Ezekiel 14:13; Ezekiel 4:16; Isaiah 3:1; Leviticus 26:26
meat - A general term for food, which in this case consists of grain. Instead of measuring, it was necessary in extreme scarcity to weigh it Lev...
And thy food which thou shalt eat [shall be] by weight, (h) twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. (h) Which make a pound.
(C) The Hardships of the Exiles and the Besieged. The horrors of famine, consequent upon the siege, are suggested by the symbolical action of this...
shekels . See App-51.
This confirms what I have said, namely, that the want should be such, that the Prophet dared not eat even that bread to satiety: you shall ea...
And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. Twenty shekels a day - The whole o...
From time to time shalt thou eat it— And thou shalt eat it at certain hours: that is to say, at the different and stated hours of the day. Houbig...
And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. Thy meat shall be by weight...
§ 2. The Overthrow of the Jewish Kingdom Foretold (Ezekiel 4-7) The great theme of the first part of Ezekiel's prophetic ministry was the certaint...
Twenty shekels ] eight or nine ounces.
By weight, twenty shekels a day. — The weight of the shekel is somewhat differently estimated by different authorities. The best computations fix i...
THE END FORETOLD Ezekiel 4:1-17 - Ezekiel 7:1-27 WITH the fourth chapter we enter on the exposition of the first great division of Ezekiel's...
The second division of the Book contains the messages of the prophet concerning the reprobation of the chosen nation. These fall into three parts. In...
The Reader will have a better idea of the coarse and scanty fare of the Prophet, if he understands, that this mixed grain not only made the whole unp...
And thy meat which thou shall eat [shall be] by weight, twenty shekels a day ,.... To eat bread by weight was a sign of a grievous famine; see Levi...
And thy meat which thou shalt eat [shall be] by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. Ver. 10. Twenty shekels a day....
The Representation of a Famine. B. C. 595....
Thy meat; the mean and coarse bread which thou must eat and be content with. By weight; not full, as once; not as much as you will, but a small p...
“And your food which you will eat will be by weight twenty shekels a day. Each day at the same time you will eat it.” Twenty shekels would come to a...
Scanty means of subsistence symbolising punishment (chap. Ezekiel 4:9-17 ) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 4:9 . The several sorts of vegetable food—...
Ezekiel 4:1 . Son of man, take thee a tile. It is probable that the prophet took a sheet of plastic clay proper for his purpose; for the Hebrew ro...
Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread. Conformity of punishment to sin They had sinned in excess, and God would take a...
EXPOSITION Prior to any detailed examination of the strange series of acts recorded in this and the following chapter, we are met with the quest...
The Symbols of the Famine
And thy meat which thou shalt eat, the food which he should consume according to this strict rationing, shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day, e...
By weight — Not as much as you will, but a small pittance delivered by weight to all. Twenty shekels — Ten ounces: scarce enough to maintain life....
10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.