1
"Now you
son of
man,
get yourself a
brick,
place it
before you and
inscribe a
city on it,
Jerusalem.
h'T;t'n.w h'neb.l '$.l -x;q ~'d'a -n,b h'T;a.w ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y -t,a ryi[ 'hy,l'[ 'tw{Q;x.w '$y,n'p.l H'tw{a
2
"Then
lay siege against it,
build a
siege wall,
raise up a
ramp,
pitch camps and
place battering rams against it
all around.
qey'D 'hy,l'[ 'tyin'b.W rw{c'm 'hy,l'[ h'T;t'n.w ? tw{n]x;m 'hy,l'[ h'T;t'n.w h'l.l{s 'hy,l'[ 'T.k;p'v.w ? byib's ~yir'K 'hy,l'[ -myif.w
3
"Then
get yourself an
iron plate and
set it up as an
iron wall between you and the
city, and
set your
face toward it so that it is under
siege, and
besiege * it.
This is a
sign to the
house of
Israel.
H'tw{a h'T;t'n.w l,z.r;B t;b]x;m '$.l -x;q h'T;a.w ? h't{nyik]h;w ryi['h !yeb.W '$.nyeB l,z.r;B ryiq ? 'T.r;c.w rw{c'M;b h't.y'h.w 'hy,lea '$y,n'P -t,a ? lea'r.fIy tyeb.l ayih tw{a 'hy,l'[
4
"As for you,
lie down on your
left side and
lay the
iniquity of the
house of
Israel on it; you shall
bear their
iniquity for the
number of
days that you
lie on it.
!{w][ -t,a 'T.m;f.w yila'm.F;h '$.Dic -l;[ b;k.v h'T;a.w ? r,v]a ~yim'Y;h r;P.sim wy'l'[ lea'r.fIy -tyeB ? ~'n{w][ -t,a a'FiT wy'l'[ b;K.viT
5
"For I have
assigned you a
number of
days corresponding to the
years of their
iniquity,
three hundred and
ninety days; thus you shall
bear the
iniquity of the
house of
Israel.
r;P.sim.l ~'n{w][ yen.v -t,a '$.l yiT;t'n yin]a;w ? 'ta'f'n.w ~w{y ~yi[.vit.w tw{aem -v{l.v ~yim'y ? lea'r.fIy -tyeB !{w][
6
"When you have
completed these, you shall
lie down a
second time, but on your
right side and
bear the
iniquity of the
house of
Judah; I have
assigned it to you for
forty days, a
day for each
year.
yinw{m.y;h '$.Dic -l;[ 'T.b;k'v.w h,Lea -t,a 'tyiLik.w ? ~yi['B.r;a h'd.Wh.y -tyeB !{w][ -t,a 'ta'f'n.w tyinev ? .$'l wyiT;t.n h'n'V;l ~w{y h'n'V;l ~w{y ~w{y