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Ezekiel 4:16

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Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.	Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:	That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Moreover he said^H559 unto me, Son^H1121 of man^H120, behold, I will break^H7665 the staff^H4294 of bread^H3899 in Jerusalem^H3389: and they shall eat^H398 bread^H3899 by weight^H4948, and with care^H1674; and they shall drink^H8354 water^H4325 by measure^H4884, and with astonishment^H8078:

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן־אָדָם הִנְנִי שֹׁבֵר מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם וְאָכְלוּ־לֶחֶם בְּמִשְׁקָל וּבִדְאָגָה וּמַיִם בִּמְשׂוּרָה וּבְשִׁמָּמֹון יִשְׁתּוּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
אֵלַ֗/י	'e.La/i	H413	HR/Sp1cs	to/ me
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	O son of
אָדָם֙	'a.Dam	H120	HNcmsa	humankind
הִנְ/נִ֨י	hi./Ni	H2005	HTm/Sp1cs	here/ I
שֹׁבֵ֤ר	sho.Ver	H7665	HVqrmsa	(am) about to break
מַטֵּה	ma.teh-	H4294	HNcmsc	(the) staff of
לֶ֨חֶם֙	le.chem	H3899	HNcbsa	bread
בִּ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	bi./Ru.sha.Lim	H3389	HR/Np	in/ Jerusalem
וְ/אָכְלוּ	ve./'a.khe.lu-	H398	HC/Vqq3cp	and/ they will eat
לֶ֥חֶם	Le.chem	H3899	HNcbsa	bread
בְּ/מִשְׁקָ֖ל	be./mish.Kal	H4948	HR/Ncmsa	by/ weight
וּ/בִ/דְאָגָ֑ה	u./vi/d.'a.Gah	H1674	HC/R/Ncfsa	and/ in/ anxiety
וּ/מַ֕יִם	u./Ma.yim	H4325	HC/Ncmpa	and/ water
בִּ/מְשׂוּרָ֥ה	bi/m.su.Rah	H4884	HR/Ncfsa	by/ measure
וּ/בְ/שִׁמָּמ֖וֹן	u./ve./shi.ma.Mon	H8078	HC/R/Ncmsa	and/ in/ horror
יִשְׁתּֽוּ	yish.Tu	H8354	HVqi3mp	they will drink

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
• H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1674 — דְּאָגָה (dᵉʼâgâh, deh-aw-gaw'): from דָּאַג; anxiety; care(-fulness), fear, heaviness, sorrow.
• H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
• H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
• H4294 — מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh, mat-teh'): or (feminine) מַטָּה; from נָטָה; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread); rod, staff, tribe.
• H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
• H4884 — מְשׂוּרָה (mᵉsûwrâh, mes-oo-raw'): from an unused root meaning apparently to divide; a measure (for liquids); measure.
• H4948 — מִשְׁקָל (mishqâl, mish-kawl'): from שָׁקַל; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act); (full) weight.
• H7665 — שָׁבַר (shâbar, shaw-bar'): a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively); break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for שָׂבַר).
• H8078 — שִׁמָּמוֹן (shimmâmôwn, shim-maw-mone'): from שָׁמֵם; stupefaction; astonishment.
• H8354 — שָׁתָה (shâthâh, shaw-thaw'): a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively); [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of שָׁקָה.)

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H2005 — הֵן (hên, hane): a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if; behold, if, lo, though.

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