Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 4:13

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 13 and following) And the Lord said: Thus will the sons of Israel eat their polluted bread among the nations to which I will drive them out. And I said, ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: Behold, my soul is not polluted, and I have not eaten carrion or torn flesh from beasts from my youth until now, and all unclean flesh…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

13And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Thus shall the children of Israel eat unclean things among the Gentiles.

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In context

11And thou shalt drink water by measure, even from time to time thou shalt drink the sixth part of a hin.

12And thou shalt eat them as a barley cake: thou shalt bake them before their eyes in man’s dung.

— Ezekiel 4:13 —

14Then I said, Not so, Lord God of Israel: surely my soul has not been defiled with uncleanness; nor have I eaten that which died of itself or was torn of beasts from my birth until now; neither has any corrupt flesh entered into my mouth.

15And he said to me, Behold, I have given thee dung of oxen instead of man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy loaves upon it.

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