Ezekiel 4:16

And he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the staff (the supply of food) in Jerusalem [the supply of bread is compared to a staff that provides support], and they shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמֶר   אֵלַי   בֶּן   אָדָם   הִנְנִי   שֹׁבֵר   מַטֵּה   לֶחֶם   בִּירוּשָׁלִַם   וְאָכְלוּ   לֶחֶם   בְּמִשְׁקָל   וּבִדְאָגָה   וּמַיִם   בִּמְשׂוּרָה   וּבְשִׁמָּמוֹן   יִשְׁתּוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ εἶπεν πρός με υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ συντρίβω στήριγμα ἄρτου ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ φάγονται ἄρτον ἐν σταθμῷ καὶ ἐν ἐνδείᾳ καὶ ὕδωρ ἐν μέτρῳ καὶ ἐν ἀφανισμῷ πίονται


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0559
וַ (va)
יֹּ֣אמֶר (jómer)
seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H0413
H9030
אֵלַ֗ (ela)
י (j)
to(wards)
me
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

R
Sp1bs
H1121a
H9014
בֶּן (ben-)
־
son
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H0120
אָדָם֙ (adam)
man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H2005
H9040
הִנְ (hine)
נִ֨י (ni)
if!
I
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Tj
Sp1bs
H7665
שֹׁבֵ֤ר (shóver)
to break
Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H4294
H9014
מַטֵּה (mate-)
־
tribe
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3899
לֶ֙חֶם֙ (lechem)
food
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H3389
בִּ (bi)
יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (jroshalaim)
in
Jerusalem
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

R
Npl
H9001
H0398
H9014
וְ (ve)
אָכְלוּ (akhelo-)
־
seq
to eat
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person plural

c
Vqq3cp
H3899
לֶ֥חֶם (lechem)
food
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H4948
בְּ (be)
מִשְׁקָ֖ל (misheqal)
in
weight
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9002
H9003
H1674
וּ (o)
בִ (vi)
דְאָגָ֑ה (deagah)
and
in
anxiety
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

C
R
Ncfsa
H9002
H4325
וּ (o)
מַ֕יִם (majim)
and
water
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

C
Ncmpa
H9003
H4884
בִּ (bi)
מְשׂוּרָ֥ה (mesorah)
in
capacity
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncfsa
H9002
H9003
H8078
וּ (o)
בְ (ve)
שִׁמָּמ֖וֹן (shimamvón)
and
in
horror
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
R
Ncbsa
H8354
H9016
יִשְׁתּֽוּ (jisheto)
׃
to drink
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp

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