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Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
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The 'Staff of Bread'
Commentators explain that "breaking the staff of bread" means more than just causing a food shortage. As John Calvin highlights, it refers to God removing the nourishing power from the food itself. We are sustained not by bread's intrinsic properties, but by God's blessing upon it (Deut. 8:3). This verse is a stark reminder that our daily sustenance is a direct gift from God, and He can withdraw its benefit even when food is physically present.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The staff of bread - Bread is so called because it is that on which the support of life mainly depends.
With astonishment - Wi…
19th Century
Anglican
I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem. —In Ezekiel 4:16-17, the meaning of the preceding symbolism is declared in plain language. B…
16th Century
Protestant
God returns again to the citizens of Jerusalem and announces that they would be so destroyed by famine that they would be reduced to the direst ext…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Moreover he said unto me, son of man What follows opens the design, and shows what was intended by the symbol of the misc…
The bread that was Ezekiel's support was to be made of coarse grain and pulse mixed together, seldom used except in times of urgent scarcity, and h…
