Yehezkiel 4:16

4:16 Then he said to me, “Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply ¹  in Jerusalem. ²  They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror

Yehezkiel 14:13

14:13 “Son of man, suppose a country sins against me by being unfaithful, and I stretch out my hand against it, cut off its bread supply, ³  cause famine to come on it, and kill both people and animals.

Imamat 26:26

26:26 When I break off your supply of bread, ⁴  ten women will bake your bread in one oven; they will ration your bread by weight, ⁵  and you will eat and not be satisfied.

Imamat 26:2

26:2 You must keep my Sabbaths and reverence ⁶  my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

Kisah Para Rasul 6:1

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ⁷  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ⁸  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ⁹  against the native Hebraic Jews, ¹⁰  because their widows ¹¹  were being overlooked ¹²  in the daily distribution of food. ¹³ 

Yesaya 3:1

A Coming Leadership Crisis

3:1 Look, the sovereign Lord who commands armies ¹⁴ 

is about to remove from Jerusalem ¹⁵  and Judah

every source of security, including ¹⁶ 

all the food and water, ¹⁷ 

[4:16]  ¹ tn Heb, “break the staff of bread.” The bread supply is compared to a staff that one uses for support.

[4:16]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[14:13]  ³ tn Heb “break its staff of bread.”

[26:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “When I break to you staff of bread” (KJV, ASV, and NASB all similar).

[26:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “they will return your bread in weight.”

[26:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and my sanctuary you shall fear.” Cf. NCV “respect”; CEV “honor.”

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  sn The Greek-speaking Jews were the Hellenists, Jews who to a greater or lesser extent had adopted Greek thought, customs, and lifestyle, as well as the Greek language. The city of Alexandria in Egypt was a focal point for them, but they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.

[6:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ¹¹ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ¹² tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[6:1]  sn The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.

[3:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the master, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].” On the title “the Lord who commands armies,” see the note at 1:9.

[3:1]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “support and support.” The masculine and feminine forms of the noun are placed side-by-side to emphasize completeness. See GKC 394 §122.v.

[3:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “all the support of food, and all the support of water.”