Ezekiel 4:15

The Defiled Bread

14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”15“Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”
American Standard Version (1901)
Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said to me, See, I have given you cow's waste in place of man's waste, and you will make your bread ready on it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And he said to me: Behold I have given thee neat’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt make thy bread therewith.
Free Bible Version
“All right,” he said. “I'll let you use cow manure instead of human excrement You can bake your bread over a fire using that.”
King James (Authorized) Version
Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
Translation for Translators
Yahweh replied, “Okay, I will allow you to bake your bread using dried cow manure instead of human dungfor fuel.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
So he said to me, “Look! I have given you cow manure instead of human dung so you can prepare your bread over that.”
Noah Webster Bible
Then he said to me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread with them.
World English Bible
Then he said to me, “Behold, I have given you cow’s dung for man’s dung, and you shall prepare your bread on it.”
Young's Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, 'See, I have given to thee bullock's dung instead of man's dung, and thou hast made thy bread by it.'