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Shake with fear as you drink your water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Son of man, you shall eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with anxiety, and drink your water with trembling and with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with anxious shaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with shaking and anxiety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ezekiel, son of man, shake with fear when you eat, and tremble when you drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Son of man, shake as you eat your food. Tremble and be worried as you drink your water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Mortal man," he said, "tremble when you eat, and shake with fear when you drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Son of Man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with anxious shaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with solicitude.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread in haste, and drink your water with trembling and with fear;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Son of man, thy bread in haste thou dost eat, and thy water with trembling and with fear thou dost drink;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, thou shalt eat thy bread with trembling, and thou shalt drink thy water with disquiet and with dread;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble: and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, eat your bread in consternation. Moreover, drink your water hurriedly and in sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, eat your bread trembling and drink your water shaking with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Mortal, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fear of scarcity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Son of man, your bread you shall eat with trembling and you shall drink your water with trembling and with fear<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, eat thy bread with sorrow, and drink <i>thy</i> water with torment and affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/12-18.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=2687" 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/12.htm">Signs of the Coming Captivity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: laḥ·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">your bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/7494.htm" title="7494: bə·ra·‘aš (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A quaking, shaking. From ra'ash; vibration, bounding, uproar.">with trembling,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: tiš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ū·mê·me·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">your water</a> <a href="/hebrew/7269.htm" title="7269: bə·rā·ḡə·zāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A quivering, quaking. Feminine of rogez; trepidation.">with quivering</a> <a href="/hebrew/1674.htm" title="1674: ū·ḇiḏ·’ā·ḡāh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Anxiety, anxious care. From da'ag; anxiety.">and anxiety.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.…<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="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Jeremiah 13:17</a></span><br />But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3-4</a></span><br />Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. / My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a></span><br />Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a></span><br />My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a></span><br />I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Joel 2:6</a></span><br />Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Zephaniah 1:17</a></span><br />I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4-9</a></span><br />My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. / I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm">Jeremiah 30:5-7</a></span><br />Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace. / Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? / How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7-8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. / All these are the beginning of birth pains.<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="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Revelation 6:5-6</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. / 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="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with carefulness;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16,17</a></b></br> Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Ezekiel 23:33</a></b></br> Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Leviticus 26:26,36</a></b></br> <i>And</i> when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver <i>you</i> your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Anxiety</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Care</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-11.htm">Carefulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-8.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Fearfulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Quaking</a> <a href="/job/39-19.htm">Quivering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-25.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Shudder</a> <a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Solicitude</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-27.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-17.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Anxiety</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Care</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Carefulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Fearfulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-19.htm">Food</a> <a href="/daniel/2-25.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Quaking</a> <a href="/job/39-19.htm">Quivering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Shudder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Solicitude</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-5.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-1.htm">Under the type of Ezekiel's removing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-8.htm">is shown the captivity of Zedekiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-17.htm">Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-21.htm">The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-26.htm">The speediness of the vision</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'; 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It is used over 90 times in the book of Ezekiel. The term "Son of man" is also significant in the New Testament, where Jesus frequently uses it to refer to Himself, highlighting His incarnation and identification with humanity (e.g., <a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a>).<p><b>eat your bread with trembling</b><br>Ezekiel is instructed to perform a symbolic act, eating bread with trembling, to represent the fear and anxiety that will come upon the people of Jerusalem due to the impending siege and destruction. This act serves as a prophetic sign to the exiles in Babylon, illustrating the dire circumstances that will befall those remaining in Jerusalem. The trembling signifies the terror and uncertainty of those who will face famine and hardship.<p><b>and drink your water with quivering and anxiety</b><br>The drinking of water with quivering and anxiety further emphasizes the distress and scarcity that will accompany the siege. Water, a basic necessity, will become a source of fear due to its limited availability. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic warnings about the consequences of disobedience to God (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a>). The act is a vivid portrayal of the psychological and physical toll of the coming judgment, serving as a warning to the exiles and a call to repentance.<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/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are in exile in Babylon due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, representing a period of judgment and reflection for the nation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who communicates His displeasure and impending judgment through His prophet, Ezekiel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The event of the Israelites being taken captive to Babylon, symbolizing God's judgment and the need for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolic_actions_as_prophetic_messages.htm">Symbolic Actions as Prophetic Messages</a></b><br>Ezekiel's actions serve as a vivid illustration of the fear and anxiety that will accompany God's judgment. Reflect on how God uses various means to communicate His truth to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The trembling and anxiety symbolize the consequences of Israel's disobedience. Consider how our actions today can lead to spiritual unrest and separation from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of eating with trembling is a call to repentance. Evaluate areas in your life where you need to turn back to God and seek His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the anxiety depicted, God remains in control. Trust in His sovereignty and His plans for restoration and hope, even in times of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_exile.htm">Living in Exile</a></b><br>Like the Israelites, Christians are called to live as exiles in the world, maintaining faithfulness to God amidst cultural pressures. Reflect on how you can live out your faith in a secular society.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_anxiety.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on anxiety?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'collective_salvation'_mean.htm">What does 'Collective Salvation' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_a_child_for_david's_sin.htm">In 2 Samuel 12:7-14, why would a just God inflict punishment on an innocent child for David's sin, seemingly contradicting Ezekiel 18:20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Eat thy bread with quaking.--</span>This is another symbolical action, the meaning of which is immediately explained. The prophet is to eat and drink as men in the terror and distress of a siege.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Eat thy bread with quaking,</span> etc. No special stress is to be laid on the fact that only bread and water are named. The prophet is not dwelling now on the scarcity of food in the besieged city, as he had done in <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Ezekiel 4:9-17</a>, but on the fear and terror which should haunt the lives of the besieged. Here again we can scarcely doubt that, as in ver. 11, Ezekiel was a sign to those among whom he lived. Outwardly and visibly he was seen after his strange flitting, cowering in a corner, as one hunted down and dreading pursuit, with every look and gesture of extremest terror. This was to be the portion of those who escaped and whose life was "given them for a prey." The strange act was to be explained to "the people of the land," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the exiles among whom Ezekiel lived. The short prediction ends with the usual formula. There is another interval, and then another inspiration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/12-18.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">“Son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eat</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחְמְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(laḥ·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with trembling,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרַ֣עַשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ra·‘aš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7494.htm">Strong's 7494: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vibration, bounding, uproar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drink</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">your water</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵימֶ֕יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<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">with quivering</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָגְזָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rā·ḡə·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7269.htm">Strong's 7269: </a> </span><span class="str2">A quivering, quaking</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and anxiety.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִדְאָגָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiḏ·’ā·ḡāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1674.htm">Strong's 1674: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anxiety, anxious care</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Ezekiel 12:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/12-18.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:18 Son of man eat your bread (Ezek. 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