Ezekiel 4:12
“And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes,.... That is, the bread made of wheat, barley, beans, lentiles, millet, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In eastern countries where fuel is scarce the want is supplied by dried cow-dung laid up for the winter. Barley cakes…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thou shalt bake it with dung - Dried ox and cow dung is a common fuel in the east; and with this, for want of wood and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 4:9-17
The best exposition of this part of Ezekiel's prediction of Jerusalem's desolation is Jeremiah's lamentation of it, Lam…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
It was customary in the East to use the dung of animals when perfectly dried as fuel. The hot ashes remaining from it…