Ezekiel 4:14

"The LORD said, “Even thus will the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.”"

Key Reflection

This verse symbolizes the spiritual impurity and estrangement from God that the Israelites would experience in exile. By eating "unclean" food among foreign nations, they would be reminded of their failure to maintain spiritual purity as called for by the Law, highlighting the consequences of their disobedience and the need for repentance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Abominable flesh -Flesh that had become corrupt and foul by overkeeping. CompareLeviticus 19:7.

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