2 Chronicles 26:10
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10 He built towers in the wilderness and dug out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
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Ezekiel 4:11
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11 And you shall drink water by measure, one-sixth of a hin; at fixed times you shall drink.
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Ezekiel 4:16
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16 Then he said to me, “Mortal, I am going to cut off the supply of bread[a] in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and with fearfulness, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.(A)
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- 4.16 Heb staff of bread
Judith 8:31
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31 Now since you are a God-fearing woman, pray for us, so that the Lord may send us rain to fill our cisterns. Then we will no longer feel faint from thirst.”(A)
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