Ezekiel 4:1

Siege of Jerusalem Predicted

1 "Now you son of man, 1get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 4:1 In-Context

1 "Now you son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem.
2 "Then lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise up a ramp, pitch camps and place battering rams against it all around.
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.
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.
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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Isaiah 20:2; Jeremiah 13:1; Jeremiah 18:2; Jeremiah 19:1
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