13. The Lord said: Thus the Israelites shall eat their food, unclean, among the nations where I drive them.
14. “Oh no, Lord God,” I protested. “Never have I defiled myself nor have I eaten carrion flesh or flesh torn by wild beasts, nor from my youth till now has any unclean meat entered my mouth.”
15. Very well, he replied, I will let you use cow manure in place of human dung. You can bake your bread on that.
16. Then he said to me: Son of man, I am about to break the staff of bread in Jerusalem so they shall eat bread which they have weighed out anxiously and drink water which they have measured out fearfully.
17. Because they lack bread and water they shall be devastated; each and every one will waste away because of their guilt.