Ezekiel Chapter 4 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV Ezekiel 4:15

Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.
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BBE Ezekiel 4:15

Then he said to me, See, I have given you cow's waste in place of man's waste, and you will make your bread ready on it.
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DARBY Ezekiel 4:15

And he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
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KJV Ezekiel 4:15

Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
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WBT Ezekiel 4:15


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WEB Ezekiel 4:15

Then he said to me, Behold, I have given you cow's dung for man's dung, and you shall prepare your bread thereon.
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YLT Ezekiel 4:15

And He saith unto me, `See, I have given to thee bullock's dung instead of man's dung, and thou hast made thy bread by it.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - Lo, I have given thee, etc. The concession mitigates the horror of the first command, though even this was probably regarded as involving some ceremonial uncleanness. It served, at any rate, to represent, in some measure, the pressure of the siege.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) Cow's dung.--In the scarcity of fuel in the East, cow's dung and especially camel's dung, is dried, and becomes the common fuel.