Ezekiel 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 48

1 And you, son of man, take a brick to yourself, and put it before you, and engrave on it a city, Jerusalem.

2 And set a siege on it, and build a fort on it, and pour out a ramp on it. And place a camp on it, and set battering rams round about on it.

3 And you, take a griddle of iron to yourself, and place it as a wall of iron between you and the city. And place your face against it, and it shall be under siege, and thrust upon it. It is a sign to the house of Israel.

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Chapter Summary

Under the type of a siege is shown the time from the defection of Jerusalem to the captivity.

Key Hebrew Words

עִ֖יר excitement H5892 · TWOT 1587a
יְהוּדָ֑ה Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c
בְּשַׂ֥ר flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a
לַחְמָ֖ bread H3899 · TWOT 1105a
מַטֵּה branch H4294 · TWOT 1352b

People & Context

Sign of the Brick and the Iron Griddle

Ezekiel is commanded to engrave Jerusalem on a brick and set up a miniature siege against it,. He then places an iron griddle between himself and the …

Bearing the Iniquity of Israel and Judah

Ezekiel is instructed to lie on his left side for 390 days to bear the iniquity of Israel, and then on his right side for 40 days to bear the iniquity…

Baking Defiled Bread

To symbolize the harsh conditions of the upcoming famine and exile, Ezekiel is told to bake bread by weight using a mixture of grains, and bake it ove…

Timeline

Sign of the Brick and the Iron Griddle

Ezekiel is commanded to engrave Jerusalem on a brick and set up a miniature siege against it,. He then places an iron griddle between himself and the city as a sign of the impending siege against Israel.

Ezekiel 4:1-3
Bearing the Iniquity of Israel and Judah

Ezekiel is instructed to lie on his left side for 390 days to bear the iniquity of Israel, and then on his right side for 40 days to bear the iniquity of Judah, symbolizing the years of their punishment,.

Ezekiel 4:4-8
Baking Defiled Bread

To symbolize the harsh conditions of the upcoming famine and exile, Ezekiel is told to bake bread by weight using a mixture of grains, and bake it over dung,.

Ezekiel 4:9-17

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