Ezekiel 4:13-17

13Then the Lord said, “Thus the children of Israel will eat their bread unclean and defiled among the nations where I will banish them.”

14But I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold (hear me), I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died on its own or was torn by beasts, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth.”

15Then He said to me, “See, I will let you use cow’s dung instead of human dung over which you shall prepare your food.”

16Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold (listen carefully), I am going to break the staff of bread [that supports life] in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread [rationed] by weight and [eat it] with anxiety and fear, and drink water by measure and [drink it] in horror [of the impending starvation],

17because bread and water will be scarce; and they will look at one another in dismay and waste away [in punishment] for their wickedness.