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Ezekiel 4:16-17

16Moreover he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,behold, I will breakשֹׁבֵ֤רsho.VerH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389:and they shall eatוְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-H398breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899by weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948,and with careוּבִדְאָגָ֑הu.vid.'a.GahH1674;and they shall drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884,and with astonishmentוּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹןu.ve.shi.ma.MonH8078:

17That they may wantיַחְסְר֖וּyach.se.RuH2637breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,and be astoniedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with anotherוְאָחִ֔יוve.'a.ChivH251,and consume awayוְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.kuH4743for their iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.NamH5771.

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