17because bread and water shall fail them, and they shall be astonied one with another, and waste away in their iniquity.


In Context

14 Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been defiled, and from my youth up even until now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or of that which is torn; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

15 And he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

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

17 because bread and water shall fail them, and they shall be astonied one with another, and waste away in their iniquity.

Ezekiel 4:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:17for food and water will be scarce. They will be appalled at the sight of each other and will waste away because of their sin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:17So that when bread and water fail, every man may fall against his brother, and they may pine away in their iniquities.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:17that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:17that they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17That they may want bread and water, and be astonished one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17so that they lack bread and water, and have been astonished one with another, and been consumed in their iniquity.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17That they may want bread and water, and be astonished one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.