NASB — Ezekiel 4 — KJV

Siege of Jerusalem Predicted

1 “Now you son° of man°, aget° yourself a brick°, place° it before° you and inscribe° a city° on it, Jerusalem°. 2 Then alay° siege° against° it, build° a siege° wall°, Iraise° up a ramp°, pitch° camps° and place° battering° rams° against° it all° around°. 3 Then get° yourself an iron° plate° and set° it up as an iron° wall° between° you and the city°, and set° your face° toward° it so that ait is under siege°, and besiege°° it. This° is a bsign° to the house° of Israel°.

[1] aIs 20:2; Jr 13:1; 18:2; 19:1
[2] ILit cast aJr 6:6; Ezk 21:22
[3] aJr 39:1, 2; Ezk 5:2 bIs 8:18; 20:3; Ezk 12:6, 11; 24:24-27

4 ¶ “As for you, lie° down° on your left° side° and lay° the iniquity° of the house° of Israel° on it; you shall abear° their iniquity° 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 iniquity°, three° hundred° and ninety° days°; thus ayou shall bear° the iniquity° of the house° of Israel°. 6 When you have completed° these°, you shall lie° down° a second° time°, [but] on your right° side° and bear° the iniquity° of the house° of Judah°; I have assigned° it to you for forty° days°, a day° for aeach year°. 7 Then you shall set° your face° toward° the siege° of Jerusalem° with your arm° bared° and aprophesy° against° it. 8 Now behold°, I will aput° ropes° on you so that you cannot° turn° from one side° to the other° until° you have completed° the days° of your siege°.

[4] aLv 10:17; 16:22; Nu 18:1
[5] aNu 14:34
[6] aNu 14:34; Dn 9:24-26; 12:11, 12; Rv 11:2, 3
[7] aEzk 21:2
[8] aEzk 3:25

Defiled Bread

9 ¶ “But as for you, take° wheat°, barley°, beans°, lentils°, millet° and aspelt°, put° them in one° vessel° and make° them into bread° for yourself; you shall eat° it according to the number° of the days° that you lie° on your side°, three° hundred° and ninety° days°. 10 Your food° which° you eat° [shall be] atwenty° shekels° a day° by weight°; you shall eat° it from time° to time°. 11 The water° you drink° shall be the sixth° part° of a hin° by measure°; you shall drink° it from time° to time°. 12 You shall eat° it as a barley° cake°, having baked° [it] in their sight° over human° adung°°.” 13 Then the LORD° said°, “Thus° will the sons° of Israel° eat° their bread° aunclean° among the nations° where°° I will banish° them.” 14 But I said°, “aAh°, Lord° IGOD°! Behold°, I have bnever° been° defiled°; for from my youth° until° now° I have never° eaten° what° cdied° of itself or was torn° by beasts°, nor° has any dunclean° meat° ever entered° my mouth°.” 15 Then He said° to me, “See°, I will give° you cow’s° dung° in place° of human° dung° over° which you will prepare° your bread°.” 16 Moreover, He said° to me, “Son° of man°, behold°, I am going to abreak° the staff° of bread° in Jerusalem°, and they will eat° bread° by bweight° and with anxiety°, and drink° water° by cmeasure° and in horror°, 17 because° bread° and water° will be scarce°; and they will be appalled° with one° another° and awaste° away° in their iniquity°.

[9] aEx 9:32; Is 28:25
[10] aEzk 45:12
[12] aIs 36:12
[13] aDn 1:8; Ho 9:3
[14] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aJr 1:6; Ezk 9:8; 20:49 bAc 10:14 cLv 17:15; 22:8; Ezk 44:31 dDt 14:3; Is 65:4; 66:17
[16] aLv 26:26; Is 3:1; Ezk 5:16; 14:13 bEzk 4:10, 11; 12:19 cLm 5:4; Ezk 12:18, 19
[17] aLv 26:39; Ezk 24:23; 33:10


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Under the type of a siege is shewed the time from the defection of Jeroboam to the captivity.

1 ¶ Thou² also, sonº of man,º takeºª thee a tile,º and layºª it beforeº thee, and pourtrayºª upon² it the city,º [even]² Jerusalem:º 2 And layºª siegeº against² it, and buildºª a fortº against² it, and castºª a mountº against² it; setºª the campº also against² it, and setºª [battering] ramsº against² it round about.º 3 Moreover takeºª thou² unto thee an ironº pan,º and setºª it [for] a wallº of ironº between² thee and the city:º and setºª² thy faceº against² it, and it shall be² besieged,º and thou shalt lay siegeºª against² it. This² [shall be] a signº to the houseº of Israel.º 4 Lieºª thou² also upon² thy leftº side,º and layºª² the iniquityº of the houseº of Israelº upon² it: [according] to the numberº of the daysº that² thou shalt lieºª upon² it thou shalt bearºª² their iniquity.º 5 For I² have laidºª upon thee² the yearsº of their iniquity,º according to the numberº of the days,º threeº hundredº and ninetyº days:º so shalt thou bearºª the iniquityº of the houseº of Israel.º 6 And when thou hast accomplishedºª² them,º lieºª againº on² thy rightºª¹ side,º and thou shalt bearºª² the iniquityº of the houseº of Judahº fortyº days:º I have appointedºª thee each dayº for a year.ºº 7 Therefore thou shalt setºª thy faceº toward² the siegeº of Jerusalem,º and thine armº [shall be] uncovered,ºª and thou shalt prophesyºª against² it. 8 And, behold,² I will layºª bandsº upon² thee, and thou shalt not² turnºª thee from one sideº² to² another,º till² thou hast endedºª the daysº of thy siege.º

[1] 1S 15:27; 1K 11:30; Is 20:2; Jr 6:6; 13:1; 18:2; 19:1; 25:15; 27:2; 32:31; Ezk 5:1; 12:3; Ho 1:2; 3:1; 12:10; Am 3:2.
[2] Jr 39:1; 52:4; Ezk 21:22; Lk 19:42.
[3] Lv 2:5; Is 8:18; 20:3; Ezk 12:6, 11; 24:24; Lk 2:34; He 2:4.
[4] Lv 10:17; 16:22; Nu 14:34; 18:1; 2K 17:21; Is 53:11; Ezk 4:5, 8; Mt 8:17; He 9:28; 1P 2:24.
[5] 1K 12:33; Is 53:6; Jr 52:30.
[6] Nu 14:34; 2K 23:3, 23; 25:1; Jr 37:5; 52:30; Ezk 4:9; Dn 9:24; 12:11; Rv 9:15; 11:2; 12:14; 13:5.
[7] Is 52:10; Ezk 4:3; 6:2.
[8] Ezk 3:25.

By the provision of the siege is shewed the hardness of the famine.

9 ¶ Takeºª thou² also unto thee wheat,º and barley,º and beans,º and lentiles,º and millet,º and fitches,º and putºª them in oneº vessel,º and makeºª thee breadº thereof, [according] to the numberº of the daysº that² thou² shalt lieºª upon² thy side,º threeº hundredº and ninetyº daysº shalt thou eatºª thereof. 10 And thy meatº which² thou shalt eatºª [shall be] by weight,º twentyº shekelsº a day:º from timeº² to² timeº shalt thou eatºª it. 11 Thou shalt drinkºª also waterº by measure,º the sixth partº of an hin:º from timeº² to² timeº shalt thou drink.ºª 12 And thou shalt eatºª it [as] barleyº cakes,º and thou shalt bakeºª it² with dungº that cometh outº of man,º in their sight.º 13 And the LORDº said,ºª Even thus² shall the childrenº of Israelº eatºª their defiledº² breadº among the Gentiles,º whither²² I will driveºª them. 14 Then saidºª I, Ahº Lordº GOD!º behold,² my soulº hath not² been polluted:ºª for from my youthº² up even till² now² have I not² eatenºª of that which dieth of itself,º or is torn in pieces;º neither² cameºª there abominableº fleshº into my mouth.º 15 Then he saidºª unto² me, Lo,ºª I have givenºª thee² cow'sº dungºª for² man'sº dung,º and thou shalt prepareºª² thy breadº therewith.² 16 Moreover he saidºª unto² me, Sonº of man,º behold,² I will breakºª the staffº of breadº in Jerusalem:º and they shall eatºª breadº by weight,º and with care;º and they shall drinkºª waterº by measure,º and with astonishment:º 17 That² they may wantºª breadº and water,º and be astoniedºª oneº with another,º and consume awayºª for their iniquity.º

[9] Ezk 4:5, 13, 16.
[10] Lv 26:26; Dt 28:51; Is 3:1; Ezk 4:16; 14:13.
[11] Is 5:13; Ezk 4:16; Jn 3:34.
[12] Gn 18:6.
[13] Dn 1:8; Ho 9:3.
[14] Ex 22:31; Lv 11:39; 17:15; 19:7; Dt 14:3; Is 65:4; 66:17; Jr 1:6; Ezk 9:8; 20:49; Ac 10:14.
[15] Ezk 4:15.
[16] Lv 26:26; Ps 60:3; 105:16; Is 3:1; Lm 1:11; 4:9; 5:9; Ezk 4:10; 5:16; 12:18; 14:13.
[17] Lv 26:39; Ezk 24:23.


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