Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. Young's Literal Translation And He saith unto me, ‘Son of man, lo, I am breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they have eaten bread by weight and with fear; and water by measure and with astonishment, they do drink; King James Bible Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: Hebrew Then He toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of man, אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being I am going to cut off שֹׁבֵ֤ר (šō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces the supply מַטֵּה־ (maṭ·ṭêh-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of food לֶ֙חֶם֙ (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain in Jerusalem. בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel They will anxiously וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה (ū·ḇiḏ·’ā·ḡāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1674: Anxiety, anxious care eat וְאָכְלוּ־ (wə·’ā·ḵə·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 398: To eat bread לֶ֥חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain rationed by weight, בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל (bə·miš·qāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing and in despair וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹן (ū·ḇə·šim·mā·mō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8078: Stupefaction they will drink יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ (yiš·tū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe water וּמַ֕יִם (ū·ma·yim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen by measure. בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה (bim·śū·rāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4884: A measure |