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“Now as for you, lie down on your left side and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel on it; you shall (A)bear their iniquity for the number of days that you lie on it. Now I have set a number of days for you corresponding to the years of their iniquity, 390 days; thus (B)you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. And you shall complete these, and you shall lie down a second time, but on your right side and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah; I have set it for you for forty days, a day for (C)each year. Then you shall establish your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and (D)prophesy against it. Now behold, I will (E)set ropes upon you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.

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“Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the people of Israel upon yourself.[a] You are to bear their sin for the number of days you lie on your side. I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the people of Israel.

“After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin(A) of the people of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year.(B) Turn your face(C) toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her. I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have finished the days of your siege.(D)

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  1. Ezekiel 4:4 Or upon your side