Ezekiel 12:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in desolation, for their land will be stripped of all it contains because of the violence of all who live there.’

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with desolation, that her land may be desolate from all that is in it, because of the violence of all who dwell therein.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, [and despoiled] of all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And vnto the people of the londe, speake thou on this maner: Thus saieth the LORDE God, to them that dwell in Ierusalem, and to the londe of Israel: Ye shall eate youre bred with sorowe, and drynke youre water with heuynesse: Yee the londe with the fulnesse therof shalbe layde waist, for ye wickednesse of them that dwell therin.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And say vnto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lorde God of the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and of the lande of Israel, They shall eate their bread with carefulnes, and drinke their water with desolation: for the lande shall bee desolate from her abundance because of the crueltie of them that dwell therein.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And vnto the people of the lande speake thou: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Hierusalem, and to the lande of Israel: they shall eate their bread with sorowe, and drynke their water with desolation: yea the lande with the fulnesse therof shalbe layde waste for the wickednesse of all them that dwell therin.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, [and] of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and tell the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, [and despoiled] of all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and thou hast said unto the people of the land, Thus said the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, concerning the land of Israel: Their bread with fear they do eat, and their water with astonishment drink, because its land is desolate, because of its fulness, because of the violence of all who are dwelling in it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, `and despoiled' of all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, [and despoiled] of all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And say to the people of the land, This is what the Lord has said about the people of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: They will take their food with care and their drink with wonder, so that all the wealth of their land may be taken from it because of the violent ways of the people living in it.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and tell the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, [and despoiled] of all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then say to the people of the land,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in fright, for their land will be stripped bare of all it contains because of the violence of all who live in it.

Referenced Verses

  • Zech 7:14 : 14 'I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. The land was left so desolate behind them that no one could come or go. This is how they made the pleasant land a wasteland.'
  • Mic 7:13 : 13 The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, due to the fruit of their deeds.
  • Ezek 6:6-7 : 6 Wherever you dwell, your cities will become ruins, and your high places will be desolate. Your altars will be demolished and abandoned, your idols broken and destroyed, your incense altars cut down, and your works wiped out. 7 The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 6:14 : 14 I will stretch out My hand against them and make the land a desolate wasteland, from the wilderness to Diblah—wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 7:23 : 23 Prepare chains, for the land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.
  • Jer 10:22 : 22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the northern land to make the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling place for jackals.
  • Jer 18:16 : 16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn. All who pass by it are appalled and shake their heads.
  • Jer 32:28 : 28 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to give this city into the hands of the Chaldeans, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will capture it.'
  • Jer 33:10 : 10 This is what the Lord says: You say of this place, 'It is desolate, without people or animals,' in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, without people, inhabitants, or animals.
  • Jer 33:12 : 12 This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this desolate place, without people or animals, and in all its towns, there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
  • Ezek 4:16 : 16 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, I am about to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will eat bread by weight and in anxiety, and they will drink water by measure and in despair.'
  • Ezek 36:3 : 3 therefore, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have devastated and surrounded you, making you a possession for the remnants of the nations, and because you have become the object of people’s talk and gossip,’
  • Mic 3:10-12 : 10 You build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.' 12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.
  • Gen 6:11-13 : 11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all flesh had ruined their way on the earth. 13 Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, because the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
  • 1 Kgs 17:10-12 : 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. When he reached the city gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a vessel so I may drink." 11 As she was going to fetch it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand as well." 12 But she replied, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked. I only have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a couple of sticks to go and prepare it for myself and my son so we may eat it and then die."
  • Ps 24:1 : 1 The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord, the world and all who live in it.
  • Ps 107:34 : 34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
  • Isa 6:11 : 11 Then I said, "For how long, Lord?" And He replied, "Until cities lie ruined without inhabitants, houses are unoccupied, and the land is desolate and devastated.
  • Jer 4:27 : 27 For this is what the LORD says: The whole land will be a desolation, but I will not bring it to complete destruction.
  • Jer 6:7 : 7 As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps her wickedness fresh. Violence and destruction are heard within her; continually before me, there are sickness and wounds.
  • Jer 9:10-11 : 10 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants. 11 Who is the wise person who may understand this? And to whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished, been scorched like a desert with no one passing through?
  • 1 Cor 10:26 : 26 For the earth is the Lord's, and everything in it.
  • 1 Cor 10:28 : 28 But if someone says to you, 'This has been offered in sacrifice,' then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 87%

    17The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    18Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with shaking and anxiety.

  • Ezek 4:16-17
    2 verses
    82%

    16Then He said to me, 'Son of man, I am about to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will eat bread by weight and in anxiety, and they will drink water by measure and in despair.'

    17'In this way, they will lack bread and water, and they will be appalled at one another and waste away because of their iniquity.'

  • 80%

    20The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

    21The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • 13This is what the Lord GOD says: Because people say to you, ‘You devour humans and make your nations childless,’

  • 75%

    12The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    13Son of man, if a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it, breaking its supply of bread, sending famine upon it, and cutting off from it both man and beast,

  • 17They will consume your harvest and your bread, devour your sons and daughters, eat your flocks and herds, and consume your vines and fig trees. With the sword, they will destroy your fortified cities in which you trust.

  • 1See now, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, is removing from Jerusalem and Judah support and supply, both bread and water.

  • 13The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, due to the fruit of their deeds.

  • Jer 12:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11They have made it a desolation, and it mourns before me. The whole land is desolate, but no one takes it to heart.

    12On all the barren heights in the wilderness, destroyers have come. For the sword of the LORD is devouring from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.

  • Jer 19:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.

    9I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another's flesh because of the siege and distress that their enemies and those who seek their lives will impose on them.

  • 17They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

  • 14You will eat but not be satisfied, and your emptiness will remain within you. You will store up but not save, and what you do save, I will give over to the sword.

  • 11'Behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord God, 'when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.'

  • Ezek 6:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out, 'Alas!' because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine, and plague.

    12The one who is far away will die by the plague, the one who is near will fall by the sword, and those who survive and are besieged will die of famine. Then I will exhaust My wrath upon them.

  • 2Behold, I am making Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations. Even Judah will be besieged as Jerusalem is attacked.

  • 12Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the LORD.

  • 15'I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send the sword after them until I have finished them off.'

  • 17The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of beasts will terrify you, because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the city, and all who live in it.

  • 71%

    28I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.

    29Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.

  • 13Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, my servants will eat, but you will go hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.'

  • Jer 25:15-16
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    71%

    15This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: 'Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.'

    16They will drink, stagger, and act like madmen because of the sword I am sending among them.

  • 32I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it.

  • 7They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie in ruins among ruined cities.

  • 16And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

  • Ezek 36:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3therefore, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have devastated and surrounded you, making you a possession for the remnants of the nations, and because you have become the object of people’s talk and gossip,’

    4therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the abandoned towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the surrounding nations:

  • 13Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses a desolation. They will build houses but not live in them, and they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.

  • 3The earth will be utterly laid waste and completely plundered, for the Lord has spoken this word.

  • 13The Lord said, 'In this way the people of Israel will eat their defiled bread among the nations where I will drive them.'

  • 19You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not live.

  • 25Therefore, say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: You eat meat with the blood still in it, you look to your idols, and you shed blood. Should you then possess the land?'

  • 17I will bring distress on mankind, and they will walk like the blind because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.

  • 27Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.'

  • 16They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn. All who pass by it are appalled and shake their heads.

  • Isa 24:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12Only desolation is left in the city; the gate is battered into ruins.

    13So it will be in the midst of the earth among the nations, like the shaking of an olive tree, as gleanings after the grape harvest is over.

  • 8Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.

  • 19For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are no longer inhabited, and when I bring the deep over you and the mighty waters cover you,'

  • 27The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct and judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • 21Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged, and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

  • 14I will stretch out My hand against them and make the land a desolate wasteland, from the wilderness to Diblah—wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.