Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
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Interpretation
The prophet must eat and drink in care and fear, with trembling, that he might express the condition of those in Jerusalem during the siege. When ministers speak of the ruin coming upon sinners, they must speak as those that know the terrors of the Lord.
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This thought runs through Ezekiel 12:17-20.