27 and say, ‘Thus says the king, (A)“Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, (B)until I come in peace.”’”

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27 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(A) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”

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It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious (A)toil;
    for he gives to his (B)beloved (C)sleep.

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In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food(A) to eat—
    for he grants sleep(B) to[a] those he loves.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:2 Or eat— / for while they sleep he provides for

10 And your food that you eat shall be (A)by weight, (B)twenty shekels[a] a day; from day to day[b] you shall eat it. 11 And water you shall drink (C)by measure, the sixth part of a hin;[c] from day to day you shall drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 4:10 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  2. Ezekiel 4:10 Or at a set time daily; also verse 11
  3. Ezekiel 4:11 A hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters

10 Weigh out twenty shekels[a](A) of food to eat each day and eat it at set times. 11 Also measure out a sixth of a hin[b] of water and drink it at set times.(B)

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  1. Ezekiel 4:10 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
  2. Ezekiel 4:11 That is, about 2/3 quart or about 0.6 liter