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I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, must I be defiled by using human dung? For I have never been defiled before. From the time I was a child until now I have never eaten any animal that died of sickness or was killed by other animals. I have never eaten any meat forbidden by the law.” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into my mouth.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/4.htm">New King James Version</a> So I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Indeed I have never defiled myself from my youth till now; I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has abominable flesh ever come into my mouth.” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! Behold, I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by animals, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth!” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> But I said, &#8220Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has any offensive meat ever entered my mouth.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But 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.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But I said, “Oh, Lord GOD, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But I said, &#8220Oh, Lord GOD, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I said, "LORD God, please don't make me do that! Never in my life have I eaten food that would make me unacceptable to you. I've never eaten anything that died a natural death or was killed by a wild animal or that you said was unclean." <a href="/erv/ezekiel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth; <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I answered, "Almighty LORD, I have never dishonored myself. From the time I was young until now, I have never eaten an animal that died by itself or was killed by other wild animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth." <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> But I replied, "No, Sovereign LORD! I have never defiled myself. From childhood on I have never eaten meat from any animal that died a natural death or was killed by wild animals. I have never eaten any food considered unclean." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Now, Lord GOD," I replied, "I've never been defiled, ever since I was young until now. I haven't eaten an animal that died on its own or was torn by beasts, and no unclean meat has ever entered my mouth!" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Ah, Lord GOD,? I said, ?I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/4.htm">NET Bible</a> And I said, "Ah, sovereign LORD, I have never been ceremonially defiled before. I have never eaten a carcass or an animal torn by wild beasts; from my youth up, unclean meat has never entered my mouth." <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD. Look, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither hath abominable flesh come into my mouth. <a href="/web/ezekiel/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals. No abominable meat has come into my mouth!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH, behold, my soul is not defiled, and carcass, and torn thing, I have not eaten from my youth, even until now; nor has abominable flesh come into my mouth.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo, my soul is not defiled, and carcase, and torn thing, I have not eaten from my youth, even till now; nor come into my mouth hath abominable flesh.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah behold, my soul not being defiled: and a carcass and the torn in pieces I ate not from my youth and even till now; there came not flesh of uncleanness into my mouth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, behold my soul hath not been defiled, and from my infancy even till now, I have not eaten any thing that died of itself, or was torn by beasts, and no unclean flesh hath entered into my mouth. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Behold, my soul has not been polluted, and from my infancy even until now, I have not eaten anything that has died of itself, nor that which has been torn up by beasts, and no unclean flesh at all has entered into my mouth.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Bible</a> “Oh no, Lord GOD,” I protested. “Never have I defiled myself nor have I eaten carrion flesh or flesh torn by wild beasts, nor from my youth till now has any unclean meat entered my mouth.” <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! I have never defiled myself; from my youth up until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by animals, nor has carrion flesh come into my mouth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then said I, Ah LORD God! behold, I have never defiled myself; and from my youth up even till now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself or is torn in pieces by wild beasts; neither has unclean meat entered into my mouth. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I said: “God, LORD OF LORDS, my soul has not been defiled, or what is sick and that which was torn by an animal I have not eaten from my youth even until today, and defiled meat has not entered my mouth”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abhorred flesh into my mouth.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then I said, Not so, Lord God of Israel: surely my soul has not been defiled with uncleanness; nor have I eaten, that which died of itself or was torn of beasts from my birth until now; neither has any corrupt flesh entered into my mouth. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=835" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/4.htm">The Defiled Bread</a> …13Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.” 14<a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162: ’ă·hāh (Interjection) -- Alas! Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!">“Ah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have never</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: mə·ṭum·mā·’āh (V-Pual-Prtcpl-fs) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">defiled myself.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: min·nə·‘ū·ray (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">From my youth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵal·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: ū·nə·ḇê·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">anything found dead</a> <a href="/hebrew/2966.htm" title="2966: ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Torn animal, torn flesh. Feminine of tereph; prey, i.e. Flocks devoured by animals.">or mauled by wild beasts.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/6292.htm" title="6292: pig·gūl (N-ms) -- Foul thing, refuse. Or piggul; from an unused root meaning to stink; properly, fetid, i.e. unclean.">unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has ever entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">my mouth.”</a> 15“Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a> “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Daniel 1:8</a> But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-47</a> For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. / This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-21</a> You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ... <a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8</a> ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Leviticus 20:25-26</a> You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you. / You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm">1 Corinthians 8:7-13</a> But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. / But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. / Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. ... <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a> I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a> But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” <a href="/leviticus/7-21.htm">Leviticus 7:21</a> If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.” <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a> “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a> And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean. <a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a> A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” <a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-23</a> “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) / He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul has not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.Ah<a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8</a> And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?<a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49</a> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?<a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6</a> Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.my soul<a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a> But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.have I<a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Exodus 22:31</a> And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.<a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39,40</a> And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even… <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a> And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.abominable<a href="/leviticus/19-7.htm">Leviticus 19:7</a> And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted.<a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3</a> Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.<a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a> Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-16.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-33.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-4.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-11.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-11.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-27.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-5.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-21.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-22.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 4</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Under type of a siege is shown the time from the defection of Jeroboam to captivity</a> 9. <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">By the provision of the siege, is shown the hardness of the famine</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of "Lord GOD" emphasizes the sovereignty and authority of God, a common theme in prophetic literature. This expression of reverence and submission is seen throughout the Old Testament, particularly in the prophetic books where prophets often address God with deep respect and awe.“I have never defiled myself.” Ezekiel asserts his adherence to the purity laws outlined in the Torah, specifically those concerning dietary restrictions. This claim of personal purity is significant in the context of a prophet, as it underscores his commitment to living a life set apart for God. The concept of defilement is central to the Levitical laws, where physical purity often symbolizes spiritual purity. Ezekiel's statement reflects his dedication to maintaining holiness in accordance with God's commandments.From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. This part of the verse refers to specific dietary laws found in <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a>, which prohibit the consumption of animals that have died naturally or been killed by other animals. Such meat was considered unclean because it had not been properly slaughtered according to ritual standards. Ezekiel's lifelong observance of these laws highlights his faithfulness and the importance of ritual purity in maintaining a covenant relationship with God.No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” Ezekiel's declaration aligns with the dietary laws in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, which outline clean and unclean animals. The distinction between clean and unclean was a critical aspect of Israelite identity, setting them apart from surrounding nations. This commitment to dietary laws is echoed in the lives of other biblical figures, such as Daniel (<a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Daniel 1:8</a>), who also refused to defile himself with unclean food. This adherence to dietary restrictions can be seen as a type of Christ, who lived a sinless life, fulfilling the law perfectly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is known for his vivid visions and symbolic acts. In this passage, he is responding to God's command to eat defiled bread as a sign to Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/l/lord_god.htm">Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh)</a> The sovereign God who commands Ezekiel to perform symbolic acts to convey His messages to the people of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The context of Ezekiel's ministry, where the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon. This period was marked by spiritual and physical challenges for the Jewish people. 4. <a href="/topical/d/defiled_bread.htm">Defiled Bread</a> God instructs Ezekiel to bake bread using human excrement as fuel, symbolizing the defilement of Israel among the nations. Ezekiel protests due to his adherence to dietary laws. 5. <a href="/topical/d/dietary_laws.htm">Dietary Laws</a> The laws given to Israel regarding clean and unclean foods, which Ezekiel references in his protest to maintain his ritual purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_commands.htm">Commitment to God's Commands</a> Ezekiel's response highlights the importance of adhering to God's laws, even in challenging circumstances. His commitment serves as a model for maintaining spiritual integrity. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_prophetic_acts.htm">Symbolism in Prophetic Acts</a> Understanding the symbolic nature of Ezekiel's actions helps us grasp the seriousness of Israel's spiritual condition and God's message through the prophet. <a href="/topical/p/purity_and_holiness.htm">Purity and Holiness</a> Ezekiel's concern for ritual purity underscores the broader biblical theme of holiness. Believers are called to live lives set apart for God, reflecting His holiness in their actions. <a href="/topical/c/courage_to_speak_up.htm">Courage to Speak Up</a> Ezekiel's respectful protest to God demonstrates the courage to speak up when faced with a command that conflicts with one's understanding of God's will. This teaches us to approach God with honesty and reverence. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_exile.htm">Faithfulness in Exile</a> Ezekiel's faithfulness during the Babylonian exile encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith, even when living in a culture that does not honor God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 4</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_144,000_in_scriptures.htm">Who are the 144,000 mentioned in religious texts?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_hacking.htm">What does the Bible say about being defiled?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_cow_dung_align_with_purity_laws.htm">Ezekiel 4:12–15: How could using cow dung rather than human waste reconcile the apparent conflict with Jewish purity laws? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_unclean_spirits.htm">What are unclean spirits?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Then said I, Ah, Lord God! etc. The formula is, curiously enough, equally characteristic of Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel 11:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49</a>) and of his teacher and contemporary (<a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Jeremiah 4:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a>). The Vulgate represents it by A, a, a. His plea, which reminds us at once of <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Daniel 1:8</a> and <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a>, is that he has kept himself free from all ceremonial pollution connected with food. And is he, a priest too, to do this? That be far from him! Anything but that! The kinds of defilement of which he speaks are noted in <a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Exodus 22:31</a>; <a href="/leviticus/7-24.htm">Leviticus 7:24</a>; <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39, 40</a>; <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a>. The "abominable things" may refer either to the unclean meats catalogued in <a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-21</a> (as e.g. in <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a>), or as in the controversy of the apostolic age (<a href="/acts/15.htm">Acts 15</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1</a>; <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a>), to eating any flesh that had been offered in sacrifice to idols. The prophet's passionate appeal is characteristic of the extent to which his character had been influenced by the newly discovered Law of the Lord (<a href="/2_kings/22.htm">2 Kings 22</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34.htm">2 Chronicles 34</a>.), i.e. probably by the Book of Deuteronomy. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Ah, אֲהָהּ֙ (’ă·hāh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_162.htm">Strong's 162: </a> Alas! Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD,” יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH I said, וָאֹמַ֗ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “I נַפְשִׁ֖י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion have never לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no defiled myself. מְטֻמָּאָ֑ה (mə·ṭum·mā·’āh) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> To be or become unclean From my youth מִנְּעוּרַ֣י (min·nə·‘ū·ray) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> Youth, the state, the persons until וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while now עַ֔תָּה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time I have not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no eaten אָכַ֙לְתִּי֙ (’ā·ḵal·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat anything found dead וּנְבֵלָ֨ה (ū·nə·ḇê·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol or mauled by wild beasts. וּטְרֵפָ֤ה (ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2966.htm">Strong's 2966: </a> Prey, flocks devoured by animals No וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no unclean פִּגּֽוּל׃ (pig·gūl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6292.htm">Strong's 6292: </a> Foul thing, refuse meat בְּשַׂ֥ר (bə·śar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man has ever entered בָ֥א (ḇā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go my mouth.” בְּפִ֖י (bə·p̄î) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 4:14 Then said I Ah Lord Yahweh! 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