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Ezekiel 4

Ezekiel performs sign-acts portraying Jerusalem’s coming siege: he draws the city on a tile, lies on his sides for assigned periods connected with Israel and Judah’s iniquity, measures scarce food and water, and cooks bread in a way that symbolizes defilement among the nations.

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Verses 1–8Ezekiel portrays Jerusalem’s siege and lies on his sides as a sign of Israel and Judah’s iniquity Verses 9–17Measured food and water picture the scarcity and uncleanness of the coming siege

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1Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and…2And lay siege against it, and build a fort against…3Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set…4Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the…5For I have laid upon thee the years of their…6And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy…7Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of…8And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou…9Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans,…10And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by…11Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part…12And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou…13And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of…14Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath…15Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee…16Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I…17That they may want bread and water, and be astonied…