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

מָצוֹר siege H4692 · TWOT 1898a

אוֹת sign H226 · TWOT 41a

עָוֺן iniquity H5771 · TWOT 1577a

נָשָׂא bear (iniquity) H5375 · TWOT 1421

לֶ֫חֶם bread H3899 · TWOT 1105a

טָמֵא unclean, defiled H2931 · TWOT 809a

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet, addressed as "son of man," who enacts the siege of Jerusalem and lies bound to bear Israel's and Judah's iniquity.

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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