Ezekiel 4:4-8
New American Standard Bible
4 “Then you are to lie down on your left side and put the wrongdoing of the house of Israel on it; you shall (A)bear their wrongdoing 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 wrongdoing, 390 days; so (B)you shall bear the wrongdoing of the house of Israel. 6 When you have completed these days, you shall lie down a second time, but on your right side, and bear the wrongdoing of the house of Judah; I have assigned it to you for forty days, a day for (C)each year. 7 Then you shall direct your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and (D)prophesy against it. 8 Now behold, I will (E)put ropes [a]around you so that you cannot turn from your one side to your other until you have completed the days of your siege.
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Ezekiel 4:4-8
International Standard Version
4 “Now as for you, you are to sleep[a] on your left side, symbolically[b] bearing the punishment[c] of the house of Israel while you’re counting the days you’ll be sleeping on your left side[d] to bear symbolically[e] the punishment for[f] their sin. 5 I’ve assigned you to sleep this way for 390 days, representing the years they’ve been sinning,[g] as you bear symbolically[h] the punishment of the house of Israel. 6 When you have completed this, you are to sleep[i] on your right side, symbolically[j] bearing the iniquity of Judah for 40 days. Each day that I’ve assigned to you represents one year. 7 After this, you are to turn toward the rampart of Jerusalem and oppose[k] it with your bare arms, because I’m going to prophesy about it. 8 Look! I’ll tie you up[l] so that you’re unable to turn from one side to the other until you’ve completed your siege.”
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- Ezekiel 4:4 Lit. lay
- Ezekiel 4:4 The Heb. lacks symbolically
- Ezekiel 4:4 Or iniquity
- Ezekiel 4:4 Lit. on it
- Ezekiel 4:4 The Heb. lacks symbolically
- Ezekiel 4:4 Or the iniquity of
- Ezekiel 4:5 I.e. one year for each day
- Ezekiel 4:5 The Heb. lacks symbolically
- Ezekiel 4:6 Lit. lay
- Ezekiel 4:6 The Heb. lacks symbolically
- Ezekiel 4:7 Lit. and to set your face against
- Ezekiel 4:8 Lit. I’ll set ropes on you.
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