For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, "You shall eat no bread and drink no water, and do not go back by the way that you came."' — The prophet cites a direct divine command that governs his conduct throughout this mission. The threefold prohibition—no bread, no water, no returning by the same road—suggests ritual purity and a binding commitment to disconnect from the north and prevent any entanglement with Jeroboam's kingdom. The phrase כִּי־כֵן צִוָּה אוֹתִי יְהוָה (ki-chen tziva oti YHWH, for so the LORD charged me) emphasizes the inviolable divine mandate, superior to any royal request.

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