Ezekiel 12:18

““Son of man, your bread with quaking you will eat, and your water with agitation and with anxiety you will drink.”

Ezekiel 12:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 12:18, word by word

“Sonבֶּןben

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “ben” appears
of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
your breadלַחְמְlachm

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

Where else “lachm” appears
with quakingרַעַשׁraash

earthquake

When the ground trembles.

Where else “raash” appears
you will eatתֹּאכֵלtochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochel” appears
and your waterמֵימֶיmeme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “meme” appears
with agitationרָגְזָהragza

trembling

Agitation, trembling with fear.

Where else “ragza” appears
and with anxietyדְאָגָהdeaga

anxiety

Anxiety, worry about what may happen.

Where else “deaga” appears
you will drinkתִּשְׁתֶּהtishte

drink

Drink.

Where else “tishte” appears

The context

17And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

18 · This verse (above)

19And say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, concerning the ground of Israel: Their bread with anxiety they will eat, and their water appalled they will drink, so that its land may be desolate of its fullness because of the violence of all those who live in it.

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