Ezekiel 12:18

Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 12

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

What Does Ezekiel 12:18 Mean?

Ezekiel 12:18 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 12, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (15)

These passages are connected to Ezekiel 12:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ezekiel 4:16“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:”1 Kings 17:12“And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”Lamentations 5:9“We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.”Daniel 10:7“And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.”Leviticus 26:26“And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.”Leviticus 26:36“And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.”Deuteronomy 28:48“Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.”Deuteronomy 28:65“And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:”Job 3:24“For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.”Job 6:7“The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.”Job 21:25“And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.”Psalms 60:2“Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.”Psalms 80:5“Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.”Psalms 102:4“My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.”Ezekiel 23:33“Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.”

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