Ezekiel 4:16
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Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageJerusalem, the covenant city and capital of Judah, was under Babylonian siege when Ezekiel prophesied. Its threatened food and water supply in this sign-act portrayed God’s judgment: the city’s inhabitants would face rationing, anxiety, and scarcity because of their persistent unfaithfulness.
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