Ezekiel 4:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.””
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““Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And He saith unto me, `See, I have given to thee bullock's dung instead of man's dung, and thou hast made thy bread by it.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 4:15 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 18:27But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
- Lamentations 1:11All her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.
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