Ezekiel 4:13 The LORD said, "In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them."

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
The LORD said, "In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them."

English Standard Version
And the LORD said, “Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.”

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said, "Thus will the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will banish them."

King James Bible
And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD said, "This is how the Israelites will eat their bread--ceremonially unclean--among the nations where I will banish them."

International Standard Version
Then the LORD said, "This is how the Israelis will be eating unclean food among the nations, where I'll be sending them."

American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them.

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

Darby Bible Translation
And Jehovah said, So shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations whither I will drive them.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, 'Thus do the sons of Israel eat their defiled bread among the nations whither I drive them.'

Cross References

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Hosea 9:3
They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

Amos 7:17
Therefore thus said the LORD; Your wife shall be an harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you shall die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

4:9-17 The bread which was Ezekiel's support, was to be made of coarse grain and pulse mixed together, seldom used except in times of urgent scarcity, and of this he was only to take a small quantity. Thus was figured the extremity to which the Jews were to be reduced during the siege and captivity. Ezekiel does not plead, Lord, from my youth I have been brought up delicately, and never used to any thing like this; but that he had been brought up conscientiously, and never had eaten any thing forbidden by the law. It will be comfortable when we are brought to suffer hardships, if our hearts can witness that we have always been careful to keep even from the appearance of evil. See what woful work sin makes, and acknowledge the righteousness of God herein. Their plenty having been abused to luxury and excess, they were justly punished by famine. When men serve not God with cheerfulness in the abundance of all things, God will make them serve their enemies in the want of all things.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. Implying that Israel's peculiar distinction was to be abolished and that they were to be outwardly blended with the idolatrous heathen (De 28:68; Ho 9:3).