Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 "Now you, son of man, take a brick, set it in front of you, and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.
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“Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.
2 Then lay siege against it: construct a siege wall, build a ramp, pitch military camps, and place battering rams against it on all sides.
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Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around it.
3 Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.
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Then take an iron pan, place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign to the people of Israel.
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