Ezekiel 4

Siege of Jerusalem Predicted

1“Now you, sonH1121 of manH120, 1getH3947 yourself a brickH3843, placeH5414 it beforeH6440 you, and inscribeH2710 a cityH5892 on it--JerusalemH3389. 2Then 2layH5414 siegeH4692 againstH5921 it, buildH1129 a siegeH1785 wallH1785, pileH8210 upH8210 an assaultH5550 rampH5550, setH5414 upH5414 campsH4264, and placeH7760 batteringH3733 ramsH3733 againstH5921 it allH5439 aroundH5439. 3Then getH3947 yourself an ironH1270 plateH4227 and setH5414 it upH5414 as an ironH1270 wallH7023 betweenH996 yourself and the cityH5892, and directH3559 your faceH6440 towardH413 it so that 3it is under siegeH4692, and besiegeH6696H5921 it. ThisH1931 will be a 4signH226 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.

4“Then you are to lieH7901 downH7901 on your leftH8042 sideH6654 and putH7760 the wrongdoingH5771 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 on it; you shall 5bearH5375 their wrongdoingH5771 for the numberH4557 of daysH3117 that you lieH7901 on it. 5For I have assignedH5414 you a numberH4557 of daysH3117 corresponding to the yearsH8141 of their wrongdoingH5771, 390H7969H3967H8673 daysH3117; so 6you shall bearH5375 the wrongdoingH5771 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478. 6When you have completedH3615 theseH428 days, you shall lieH7901 downH7901 a secondH8145 timeH8145, but on your rightH3233 sideH6654, and bearH5375 the wrongdoingH5771 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063; I have assignedH5414 it to you for fortyH705 daysH3117, a dayH3117 for 7each yearH8141. 7Then you shall directH3559 your faceH6440 towardH413 the siegeH4692 of JerusalemH3389 with your armH2220 baredH2834, and 8prophesyH5012 againstH5921 it. 8Now beholdH2009, I will 9putH5414 ropesH5688 10around you so that you cannotH3808 turnH2015 from your one sideH6654 to your otherH6654 untilH5704 you have completedH3615 the daysH3117 of your siegeH4692.

Defiled Bread

9“But as for you, takeH3947 wheatH2406, barleyH8184, beansH6321, lentilsH5742, milletH1764, and 11speltH3698, and putH5414 them in oneH259 vesselH3627 and makeH6213 them into breadH3899 for yourself; you shall eatH398 it according to the numberH4557 of the daysH3117 that you lieH7901 on your sideH6654, 390H7969H3967H8673 daysH3117. 10Your foodH3978 whichH834 you eatH398 shall be 12twentyH6242 shekelsH8255 a dayH3117 by weightH4946; you shall eatH398 it from timeH6256 to timeH6256. 11The waterH4325 you drinkH8354 shall be a 13sixthH8345 of a hinH1969 by measureH4884; you shall drinkH8354 it from timeH6256 to timeH6256. 12You shall eatH398 it as a barleyH8184 cakeH5692, having bakedH5746 it in their sightH5869 over humanH120 14dungH1561H6627.” 13Then the LordH3068 saidH559, “In thisH3602 wayH3602 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 will eatH398 their breadH3899 15uncleanH2931 among the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 I will scatterH5080 them.” 14But I saidH559, “16OhH162, LordH136 17GodH3068! BeholdH2009, 18I have 19neverH3808 beenH2930 defiledH2930; for from my youthH5271 untilH5704 nowH6258 I have neverH3808 eatenH398 whatH5038 20diedH5038 of itself or was tornH2966 byH2966 animalsH2966, norH3808 has any 21uncleanH6292 meatH1320 ever enteredH935 my mouthH6310!” 15Then He saidH559 to me, “SeeH7200, I will giveH5414 you cow’sH1241 dungH6832 inH8478 placeH8478 ofH8478 humanH120 dungH1561, so that you may prepareH6213 your breadH3899 overH5921 it.” 16Moreover, He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, beholdH2009, I am going to 22breakH7665 the staffH4294 of breadH3899 in JerusalemH3389, and they will eatH398 breadH3899 by 23weightH4948 and with anxietyH1674, and drinkH8354 waterH4325 by 24measureH4884 and in horrorH8078, 17becauseH4616 breadH3899 and waterH4325 will beH2637 scarceH2637; and they will trembleH8074 with oneH376 anotherH251 and 25wasteH4743 awayH4743 in their guiltH5771.