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Ezekiel 12:18

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

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בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָ֕םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.לַחְמְךָ֖lachmekhabreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.בְּרַ֣עַשׁberaashin commotionרַעַשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in commotion”, the ordinary formH7494vibration, bounding, uproarcommotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.תֹּאכֵ֑לtokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וּמֵימֶ֕יךָumeymeykhaand waterמַיִםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).בְּרָגְזָ֥הberagezahin tremblingרׇגְזָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in trembling”, the ordinary formH7269trepidationtrembling.וּבִדְאָגָ֖הuvidagahand in careדְּאָגָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in care”, the ordinary formH1674anxietycare(-fulness), fear, heaviness, sorrow.תִּשְׁתֶּֽהtishtehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with fearfulness;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Son of man, thy bread in haste thou dost eat, and thy water with trembling and with fear thou dost drink;

World English Bible

“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness.

Darby Translation

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;

Douay-Rheims

Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble: and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with anxiety;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Son of man, eat thy bread with sorrow, and drink thy water with torment and affliction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, τὸν ἄρτον σου μετὰ ὀδύνης φάγεσαι, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ μετὰ βασάνου καὶ θλίψεως πίεσαι.