And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
The food you eat needs to be measured out, about eight ounces a day, and you can only eat it at specific times.
God's putting Ezekiel on the world's most intense meal plan to show how rough the siege is going to be.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Ezekiel, the prophet is living in exile in Babylon and is commanded by God to perform symbolic acts that represent the impending judgment on Jerusalem. This specific instruction about eating a limited amount of food by weight is part of a larger demonstration where Ezekiel acts out the siege of Jerusalem, symbolizing the famine and hardships the people would endure. The twenty shekels mentioned refer to a small, precisely measured daily ration, highlighting the severe scarcity during the Babylonian invasion.
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