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Ezekiel Bears Israel’s Iniquity

“Now as for you, son of man, (A)get yourself a brick, set it before you, and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem. Then (B)set a siege against it, build a siege wall against it, [a]raise up a ramp against it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams against it all around. Now as for you, get yourself an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city, and establish your face toward it so that (C)it is under siege, and besiege it. This is a (D)sign to the house of Israel.

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  1. Ezekiel 4:2 Lit cast

Action Prophecies About the Siege and the Exile

Now you, son of man, take a brick for yourself, place it in front of you, and sketch on it a city, which is Jerusalem. Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it, heap up a ramp against it, set up camps against it, and station battering rams against it, all the way around it.

And you, take an iron griddle and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Direct your face toward[a] it, so that it will be under siege as you besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.

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  1. Ezekiel 4:3 Or fix your gaze on