Ezekiel 12:18
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Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow.

Ezekiel 4:16,17 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. . . .

Ezekiel 23:33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness, and sorrow: with the cup of grief and sadness, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.

Leviticus 26:26,36 After I shall have broken the staff of your bread: so that ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and give it out by weight: and you shall eat, and shall not be filled, . . .

Deuteronomy 28:48,65 Thou shalt serve thy enemy, whom the Lord will send upon thee, in hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put an iron yoke upon thy neck, till he consume thee. . . .

Job 3:24 Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring:

Psalm 60:2,3 Thou hast moved the earth, and hast troubled it: heal thou the breaches thereof, for it has been moved. . . .

Psalm 80:5 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?

Psalm 102:4-9 I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread. . . .

Context
Signs of the Coming Captivity
17And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 18Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow.19And say to the people of the land: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread in care, and drink their water in desolation: that the land may become desolate from the multitude that is therein, for the iniquity of all that dwell therein.…
Cross References
Lamentations 5:9
We fetched our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword in the desert.

Ezekiel 4:16
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.

Ezekiel 12:17
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Daniel 10:7
And I, Daniel alone, saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw it not: but an exceeding great terror fell upon them, and they fled away, and hid themselves.

Lexicon
“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

eat
תֹּאכֵ֑ל (tō·ḵêl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

your bread
לַחְמְךָ֖ (laḥ·mə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain

with trembling,
בְּרַ֣עַשׁ (bə·ra·‘aš)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7494: Vibration, bounding, uproar

and drink
תִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃ (tiš·teh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

your water
וּמֵימֶ֕יךָ (ū·mê·me·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

with quivering
בְּרָגְזָ֥ה (bə·rā·ḡə·zāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7269: A quivering, quaking

and anxiety.
וּבִדְאָגָ֖ה (ū·ḇiḏ·’ā·ḡāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1674: Anxiety, anxious care


Additional Translations
“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with carefulness;

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness;

Son of man, eat thy bread with sorrow, and drink thy water with torment and affliction.

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with solicitude.

Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;

'Son of man, thy bread in haste thou dost eat, and thy water with trembling and with fear thou dost drink;
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