And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
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Interpretation
The bread which was Ezekiel's support, was to be made of coarse grain and pulse mixed together, seldom used except in times of urgent scarcity, and of this he was only to take a small quantity. Thus was figured the extremity to which the Jews were to be reduced during the siege and captivity.