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from day to day you shall drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are also to measure out a sixth of a hin of water to drink, and you are to drink it at set times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall also drink water by measure, one-sixth of a hin; from time to time you shall drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The water you drink shall be a sixth of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The water you drink shall be the sixth part of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the water you drink will be the sixth part of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The water you drink shall be the sixth part of a hin by measure; you shall drink it from time to time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall drink water by measure also, the sixth part of a hin; you shall drink daily at a set time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will also drink a ration of water, a sixth of a gallon, which you will drink at set times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are also to drink water by measure, a sixth of a gallon, which you will drink from time to time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and drink only two large cups of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Measure out two-thirds of a quart of water, and drink it at set times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will also have a limited amount of water to drink, two cups a day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to measure one sixth of one hin of water each time you drink it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are also to measure out a sixth of a hin of water to drink, and you are to drink it at set times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And you must drink water by measure, a pint and a half; you must drink it at fixed times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time you shall drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin. From time to time you shall drink. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you drink water by measure, a sixth part of the hin; from time to time you drink [it].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And water by measure thou dost drink, a sixth part of the hin; from time to time thou dost drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And water by measure shalt thou drink, the sixth of the bin: from time even to time shalt thou drink.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time thou shalt drink it, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall drink water by measure, one sixth part of a hin. You shall drink it from time to time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And the water you drink shall be the sixth of a hin by measure; each day you shall drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall drink water by measure, one-sixth of a hin; at fixed times you shall drink.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall drink water by measure, a sixth part of a hin; from time to time shall you drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And drink water by measure, one sixth part of a hin; from time to time you shall drink<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from time to time shalt thou drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt drink water by measure, even from time to time thou shalt drink the sixth part of a hin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=809" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/4.htm">The Defiled Bread</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>You are to weigh out twenty shekels of food to eat each day, and you are to eat it at set times. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4884.htm" title="4884: bim·śū·rāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A measure. From an unused root meaning apparently to divide; a measure.">You are also to measure out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8345.htm" title="8345: šiš·šîṯ (Number-ofsc) -- Sixth. From shesh; sixth, ord. Or fractional.">a sixth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1969.htm" title="1969: ha·hîn (Art:: N-ms) -- A hin (a liquid measure). Probably of Egyptian origin; a hin or liquid measure.">of a hin</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ū·ma·yim (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: ṯiš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">to drink,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: tiš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and you are to drink it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: mê·‘êṯ (Prep-m:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">at set times.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc."></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Leviticus 26:26</a></span><br />When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3</a></span><br />The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Lamentations 4:4</a></span><br />The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-6.htm">Revelation 6:6</a></span><br />And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-25</a></span><br />He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">1 Kings 17:10-11</a></span><br />So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a></span><br />So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a></span><br />In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shall you drink.</p><p class="hdg">No references listed for this verse </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/5-4.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/numbers/28-14.htm">Hin</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-22.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-10.htm">Once</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-10.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-30.htm">Sixth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-10.htm">Times</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-4.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-24.htm">Hin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Once</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Sixth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Times</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Under type of a siege is shown the time from the defection of Jeroboam to captivity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">By the provision of the siege, is shown the hardness of the famine</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You are also to measure out a sixth of a hin of water to drink</b><br>In this phrase, the prophet Ezekiel is instructed to measure a specific amount of water, a sixth of a hin, which is approximately 0.6 liters or about 2.5 cups. This precise measurement signifies the scarcity of resources during the impending siege of Jerusalem. The act of measuring water highlights the dire conditions and rationing that the inhabitants would face. In biblical times, water was a precious commodity, especially in arid regions like the Middle East. This rationing serves as a symbolic act to convey the severity of the judgment coming upon Jerusalem due to their disobedience and idolatry. The scarcity of water can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual drought, where the people have turned away from the living water that God provides (<a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a>).<p><b>and you are to drink it at set times</b><br>The instruction to drink the water at set times further emphasizes the discipline and control required during a siege. This reflects the reality of living under siege conditions, where resources must be carefully managed to ensure survival. The set times for drinking may also symbolize the structured and ordained nature of God's judgment, as well as His sovereignty over the events that unfold. This aspect of the prophecy can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God's timing and order, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1</a>, where there is a time for every purpose under heaven. Additionally, the discipline required in this act can be seen as a call to spiritual discipline and reliance on God, who provides for His people even in times of trial.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. Known for his symbolic actions and visions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites during Ezekiel's prophetic ministry. It represents a period of judgment and purification for the people of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. They are the primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/symbolic_actions.htm">Symbolic Actions</a></b><br>Ezekiel is instructed by God to perform symbolic actions to convey His messages. Drinking a limited amount of water symbolizes the scarcity and hardship during the siege.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/siege_of_jerusalem.htm">Siege of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The event that Ezekiel's actions are symbolizing, where Jerusalem is under siege, leading to severe shortages of food and water.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_scarcity.htm">Symbolism of Scarcity</a></b><br>Ezekiel's limited water intake symbolizes the dire conditions during the siege of Jerusalem. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Ezekiel's adherence to God's specific instructions, even in symbolic actions, highlights the importance of obedience in our spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The scarcity of resources during the siege points to the need for reliance on God for provision and sustenance, both physically and spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_warnings.htm">Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Ezekiel's actions serve as a warning to the Israelites and to us today about the consequences of sin and the importance of repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discipline.htm">Spiritual Discipline</a></b><br>The set times for drinking water can be likened to spiritual disciplines, emphasizing the need for regular, intentional time with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sola_and_solo_scriptura_differ.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_will_god_judge_and_restore_israel.htm">How will God's judgment and restoration manifest for Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel's_'siege_bread'_real.htm">Ezekiel 4:9-12: Is there any historical evidence that this specific type of 'siege bread' was actually made and consumed in ancient times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_secrets_belong_solely_to_the_lord.htm">What does 'Famine of Hearing the Words of the Lord' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The sixth part of an hin.</span>--There is also a difference among the authorities as to the measures of capacity for liquids. These would make the sixth part of an hin from six-tenths to nine-tenths of a pint. This also was to be drunk once a day.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sixth, part of an hin,</span> etc. According to the varying accounts of the "hin" given by Jewish writers, this would give from .6 to .9 of a pint. And this was, like the food, to be doled out once a day. Possibly "the bread of affliction and the water of affliction," in <a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">1 Kings 22:27</a> and <a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Isaiah 30:20</a>, contains a reference to the quantity as well as the quality of a prison dietary as thus described. Isaiah's words may refer to the siege of Sennacherib, as Ezekiel's do to the siege of Nebuchadnezzar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You are also to measure out</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bim·śū·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4884.htm">Strong's 4884: </a> </span><span class="str2">A measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sixth</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁשִּׁ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(šiš·šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8345.htm">Strong's 8345: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sixth, ord, fractional</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a hin</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהִ֑ין</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1969.htm">Strong's 1969: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hin (a liquid measure)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַ֛יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to drink,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁתֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you are to drink it</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at set times.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Ezekiel 4:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/4-11.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 4:11 You shall drink water by measure (Ezek. 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