Ezekiel 4:3-5
International Standard Version
3 Then you are to take a flat, iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city.
“Next, you are to turn toward it, oppose[a] it, and place it under siege, because you are to lay siege to it. All of this will serve as a sign to the house of Israel.
4 “Now as for you, you are to sleep[b] on your left side, symbolically[c] bearing the punishment[d] of the house of Israel while you’re counting the days you’ll be sleeping on your left side[e] to bear symbolically[f] the punishment for[g] their sin. 5 I’ve assigned you to sleep this way for 390 days, representing the years they’ve been sinning,[h] as you bear symbolically[i] the punishment of the house of Israel.
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- Ezekiel 4:3 Lit. it, set your face against
- 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
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