15And he said to me: Behold I have given thee neat's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt make thy bread therewith.


In Context

12 And thou shalt eat it as barley bread baked under the ashes: and thou shalt cover it, in their sight, with the dung that cometh out of a man.

13 And the Lord said: So shall the children of Israel eat their bread all filthy among the nations whither I will cast them out.

14 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, behold my soul hath not been defiled, and from my infancy even till now, I have not eaten any thing that died of itself, or was torn by beasts, and no unclean flesh hath entered into my mouth.

15 And he said to me: Behold I have given thee neat's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt make thy bread therewith.

16 And he said to me: Son of man: Behold, I will break in pieces the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care: and they shall drink water by measure, and in distress.

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

Ezekiel 4:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:15"Very well," he said, "I will let you bake your bread over cow manure instead of human excrement."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15And he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15Then he said to me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread with them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15Then he said to me, Behold, I have given you cow's dung for man's dung, and you shall prepare your bread thereon.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15And He saith unto me, 'See, I have given to thee bullock's dung instead of man's dung, and thou hast made thy bread by it.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Then he said to me, See, I have given you cow's dung for man's dung, and you shall prepare your bread therewith.