Ezekiel 4:9

“Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.”

"Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof." - Ezekiel 4:9
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What does Ezekiel 4:9 mean?

Ezekiel 4:9 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon…

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The Bread of Affliction: Lessons from Ezekiel 4:9

In Ezekiel 4:9, the Lord instructs His prophet: "Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three…

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A Prayer of Abundance and Purpose in the Journey

O Lord, our Provider, we come before You today acknowledging Your greatness and the sustenance You provide for all living things. Just as You instructed Ezekiel to take wheat, barley, beans, lentiles, millet, and fitches and to make bread that would nourish him during a time of…

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Ezekiel 4:9 - "¶ Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof."
Ezekiel 9:4 - "And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof."
Ezekiel 33:3-9
Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12
Ezekiel 34:3–4
Ezekiel 4:1-3
Ezekiel 1:4-28
Ezekiel 34:9 - "Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;"
Ezekiel 1:4-28 – The vision of the four living creatures and the wheels.
Ezekiel 8:9 - "And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here."
Ezekiel 13:4 - "O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts."
Ezekiel 11:4 - "¶ Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man."
Ezekiel 42:9 - "And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court."
Ezekiel 2:9 - "And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;"
Ezekiel 9:9 - "Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not."
Ezekiel 8:4 - "And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain."
Ezekiel 36:9 - "For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:"
Ezekiel 12:9 - "Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?"
Ezekiel 40:9 - "Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward."
Ezekiel 21:9 - "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:"
Ezekiel 4:17 - "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."
Ezekiel 43:4 - "And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east."
Ezekiel 27:4 - "Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty."
Ezekiel 48:4 - "And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh."
Ezekiel 1:9 - "Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward."
Ezekiel 24:9 - "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great."
Ezekiel 11:9 - "And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you."
Ezekiel 1:4-28 – The vision of the four living creatures and the wheels.
Ezekiel 1:4-28 – The vision of the four living creatures and the wheels.