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Ezekiel 12:18

Ezekiel 12:18
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. After he had been a sign unto the people, in the two instances above…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Here the sign is the exhibition of such terror as the danger of a siege creates.

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Eat thy bread with quaking - Assume the manner of a person who is every moment afraid of his life, who has nothing but a…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 12:17-20

Here again the prophet is made a sign to them of the desolations that were coming on Judah and Jerusalem. 1. He must…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

It is obvious that this symbol could not have been actually performed. Cf. ch. Eze 4:16.