"And thou shalt eat it {as} barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight." — Ezekiel 4:12

Ezekiel 4:12 · KJV

“And thou shalt eat it {as} barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.”

— Ezekiel 4:12

Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

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

Ezekiel 4 — Context

And thy meat which thou shalt eat {shall be} by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

And thou shalt eat it {as} barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

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

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

Cross References

Isaiah 36:12

But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? {hath he} not {sent me} to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

Genesis 18:6

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead {it}, and make cakes upon the hearth. {Make ready...: Heb. Hasten}