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


In Context

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 4:17 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17because bread and water shall fail them, and they shall be astonied one with another, and waste 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.