And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
What does Ezekiel 12:19 mean?
The prophet must eat and drink in care and fear, with trembling, that he might express the condition of those in Jerusalem during the siege.
Key themes
Anxiety and fearJustice and mercyGlory of GodJudgment
Read with
Keep this verse inside Ezekiel 12:17-20 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.