Ezekiel 4:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Moreover, He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to me, "Sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of man,אָדָם֙
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I am going to breakשֹׁבֵ֤ר
(sho·ver)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
the staffמַטֵּה־
(mat·teh-)
4294: a staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribefrom natah
of breadלֶ֙חֶם֙
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
in Jerusalem,בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
(bi·ru·sha·lim,)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
and they will eatוְאָכְלוּ־
(ve·'a·che·lu-)
398: to eata prim. root
breadלֶ֥חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
by weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל
(be·mish·kal)
4948: weightfrom shaqal
and with anxiety,וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה
(u·vid·'a·gah;)
1674: anxiety, anxious carefrom daag
and drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃
(yish·tu.)
8354: to drinka prim. root
waterוּמַ֕יִם
(u·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
by measureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה
(bim·su·rah)
4884: a measureof uncertain derivation
and in horror,וּבְשִׁמָּמֹ֖ון
(u·ve·shim·ma·mo·vn)
8078: horrorfrom shamem


















KJV Lexicon
Moreover he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto me Son
ben  (bane)
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.
of man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
behold I will break
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
the staff
matteh  (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
of bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
in Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
and they shall eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
by weight
mishqal  (mish-kawl')
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act) -- (full) weight.
and with care
d'agah  (deh-aw-gaw')
anxiety -- care(-fulness), fear, heaviness, sorrow.
and they shall drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
by measure
msuwrah  (mes-oo-raw')
a measure (for liquids) -- measure.
and with astonishment
shimmamown  (shim-maw-mone')
stupefaction -- astonishment.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, He said to me, "Son of man, behold, I am going to break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and drink water by measure and in horror,

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He said to me, "Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight and in dread drink water by measure.

International Standard Version
He also told me, "Son of Man, look! I'm about to disrupt the source of bread in Jerusalem. As a result, they'll ration bread by weight while their terror continues to grow and they'll ration drinking water while their horror continues to mount!

NET Bible
Then he said to me, "Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply in Jerusalem. They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He also said to me, "Son of man, I am going to cut off the bread supply in Jerusalem. People will anxiously eat rationed bread and fearfully drink rationed water.

King James 2000 Bible
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
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