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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Ezekiel 4 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ezekiel/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/ezekiel/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Ezekiel 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ezekiel/3.htm" title="Ezekiel 3">◄</a> Ezekiel 4 <a href="../ezekiel/5.htm" title="Ezekiel 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/ezekiel/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">The Vision of the Brick</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“And now Son of Man, you are to take a brick,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:1 Or tile">a</a></span> set it in front of you, and inscribe on it the outline of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:1 The Heb. lacks the outline of">b</a></span> the city—that is, Jerusalem.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:1 i.e. a symbolic map of the city">c</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>You are to lay siege against it, build a rampart around it, set a bulwark against it, encircle it with a berm, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then you are to take a flat, iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city.</p> <p class="reg">“Next, you are to turn toward it, oppose<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:3 Lit. it, set your face against">d</a></span> 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Now as for you, you are to sleep<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:4 Lit. lay">e</a></span> on your left side, symbolically<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:4 The Heb. lacks symbolically">f</a></span> bearing the punishment<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:4 Or iniquity">g</a></span> of the house of Israel while you’re counting the days you’ll be sleeping on your left side<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:4 Lit. on it">h</a></span> to bear symbolically<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:4 The Heb. lacks symbolically">i</a></span> the punishment for<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:4 Or the iniquity of">j</a></span> their sin. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I’ve assigned you to sleep this way for 390 days, representing the years they’ve been sinning,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:5 i.e. one year for each day">k</a></span> as you bear symbolically<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:5 The Heb. lacks symbolically">l</a></span> the punishment of the house of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>When you have completed this, you are to sleep<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:6 Lit. lay">m</a></span> on your right side, symbolically<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:6 The Heb. lacks symbolically">n</a></span> bearing the iniquity of Judah for 40 days. Each day that I’ve assigned to you represents one year. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>After this, you are to turn toward the rampart of Jerusalem and oppose<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:7 Lit. and to set your face against">o</a></span> it with your bare arms, because I’m going to prophesy about it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Look! I’ll tie you up<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:8 Lit. I’ll set ropes on you.">p</a></span> so that you’re unable to turn from one side to the other until you’ve completed your siege.”</p> <p class="heading">Ezekiel’s Menu</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Furthermore, you are to take some wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, and mix them together in one container. Then you are to make bread from these grains sufficient to supply you through the time during which you’ll be sleeping on your side. You are to eat it for 390 days. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The food that you’ll be eating is to consist of portions weighing 20 shekels,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:10 i.e. about eight ounces; a shekel weighed about 0.4 ounces">q</a></span> to be consumed daily at regular intervals.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:10 Lit. it from time to time">r</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>You are to measure one sixth of one hin<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:11 i.e. about a pint and a half">s</a></span> of water each time you drink it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>You are to eat it as barley cakes and bake it right in front of them, using dried human dung for cooking fuel.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:12 The Heb. lacks for cooking fuel">t</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelis will be eating unclean food among the nations, where I’ll be sending them.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Now, Lord GOD,” I replied, “I’ve never been defiled, ever since I was young until now. I haven’t eaten an animal that died on its own or was torn by beasts, and no unclean meat has ever entered my mouth!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Okay,” he responded. “I’ll allow you to substitute cow’s dung for human dung. Cook your food<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:15 Lit. bread">u</a></span> over that.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He also told me, “Son of Man, look! I’m about to disrupt the source<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:16 Lit. staff">v</a></span> of bread in Jerusalem. As a result, they’ll ration bread by weight while their terror continues to grow and they’ll ration drinking water while their horror continues to mount! <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Indeed, they’ll need bread and water, but everyone will be panic-stricken as they waste away in their iniquity.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 4:1 Or <i>tile</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 4:1 The Heb. lacks <i>the outline of</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 4:1 i.e. a symbolic map of the city<br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 4:3 Lit. <i>it, set your face against</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 4:4 Lit. <i>lay</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 4:4 The Heb. lacks <i>symbolically</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 4:4 Or <i>iniquity</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 4:4 Lit. <i>on it</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 4:4 The Heb. lacks <i>symbolically</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 4:4 Or <i>the iniquity of</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 4:5 i.e. one year for each day<br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 4:5 The Heb. lacks <i>symbolically</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 4:6 Lit. <i>lay</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 4:6 The Heb. lacks <i>symbolically</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 4:7 Lit. <i>and to set your face against</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 4:8 Lit. <i>I’ll set ropes on you</i>.<br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 4:10 i.e. about eight ounces; a shekel weighed about 0.4 ounces<br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 4:10 Lit. <i>it from time to time</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 4:11 i.e. about a pint and a half<br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 4:12 The Heb. lacks <i>for cooking fuel</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 4:15 Lit. <i>bread</i><br /><span class="fnb">v</span> 4:16 Lit. <i>staff</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ezekiel/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ezekiel 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ezekiel/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ezekiel 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/ezekiel/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>