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Lie there with your arm bared and prophesy her destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm <i>shall be</i> uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem; your arm <i>shall be</i> uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall direct your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then you shall establish your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Face the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The brick stands for Jerusalem, so attack it! Stare at it and shout angry warnings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Turn your face toward the blockaded Jerusalem. Shake your fist and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Fix your eyes on the siege of Jerusalem. Shake your fist at the city and prophesy against it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After this, you are to turn toward the rampart of Jerusalem and oppose it with your bare arms, because I'm going to prophesy about it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm uncovered; and you shall prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thou shalt set thy face towards the siege of Jerusalem, and thy arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm uncovered; and you shall prophesy against it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And to the siege of Jerusalem you prepare your face, and your arm [is] uncovered, and you have prophesied concerning it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And unto the siege of Jerusalem thou dost prepare thy face, and thine arm is uncovered, and thou hast prophesied concerning it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to the siege of Jerusalem thou shalt prepare thy face, and thine arm being uncovered and prophesy against her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt turn thy face to the siege of Jerusalem, and thy arm shall be stretched out: and thou shalt prophesy against it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall be extended. And you shall prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Turning your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with bared arm you shall prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and with your arm bared you shall prophesy against it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore you shall set your face towards the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall prevail, and you shall prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And for the siege of Jerusalem you shall prepare your face, and your arm will be strong, and you shall prophesy against it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So thou shalt set thy face to the siege of Jerusalem, and shalt strengthen thine arm, and shalt prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=767" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/4.htm">A Sign of Jerusalem's Siege</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>When you have completed these days, lie down again, but on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah. I have assigned to you 40 days, a day for each year. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: tā·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">You must turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">your face</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/4692.htm" title="4692: mə·ṣō·wr (N-msc) -- Siege enclosure, siege, entrenchment. Or matsuwr; from tsuwr; something hemming in, i.e. a mound, a siege, distress; or a fastness.">the siege</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: ū·zə·rō·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">with your arm</a> <a href="/hebrew/2834.htm" title="2834: ḥă·śū·p̄āh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To strip off, strip, make bare. A primitive root; to strip off, i.e. Generally to make naked, to drain away or bail up.">bared,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: wə·nib·bê·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">and prophesy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Jeremiah 21:2-10</a></span><br />“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.” / But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that / this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-3</a></span><br />So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Jeremiah 32:24</a></span><br />See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-1.htm">Jeremiah 34:1-2</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. / The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4-5</a></span><br />So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Lamentations 2:17</a></span><br />The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Daniel 9:12</a></span><br />You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-19</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-3.htm">Isaiah 29:3</a></span><br />I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-22</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a></span><br />But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-9.htm">Revelation 20:9</a></span><br />And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.</p><p class="hdg">set</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Ezekiel 4:3</a></b></br> Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it <i>for</i> a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This <i>shall be</i> a sign to the house of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Ezekiel 6:2</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,</p><p class="hdg">and thine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a></b></br> The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Bared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-3.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Uncovered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Bared</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-15.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Uncovered</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Under type of a siege is shown the time from the defection of Jeroboam to captivity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">By the provision of the siege, is shown the hardness of the famine</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct and intentional focus on Jerusalem, the center of Jewish life and worship. The siege refers to the Babylonian attack on Jerusalem, which culminated in the destruction of the city and the temple in 586 BC. Ezekiel, living in exile in Babylon, is instructed to symbolically enact the siege, emphasizing the certainty of God's judgment. This act serves as a visual prophecy to the exiles, reinforcing the message of impending doom due to the people's unfaithfulness. Jerusalem's significance as the spiritual heart of Israel makes this prophecy particularly poignant, as it underscores the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>with your arm bared</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, baring the arm was a gesture associated with readiness for action or battle. It symbolizes strength, determination, and the unveiling of God's power and judgment. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where God's "outstretched arm" signifies His mighty acts (e.g., <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>). Here, Ezekiel's bared arm represents the divine authority and power behind the prophecy, indicating that the coming siege is not merely a political event but a divinely orchestrated act of judgment.<p><b>and prophesy against it</b><br>Ezekiel is commanded to deliver a message of judgment against Jerusalem. Prophecy in the biblical context often involves both foretelling future events and forth-telling, or declaring God's truth. This prophetic act is not just a prediction but a divine indictment against the city for its sins, including idolatry and injustice. The role of a prophet is to be God's spokesperson, and Ezekiel's message aligns with the broader biblical narrative of calling God's people to repentance. This prophecy also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption found in Jesus Christ, who fulfills the role of prophet, priest, and king, bringing both warning and hope.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. Known for his symbolic actions and visions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy city of the Israelites, which was under siege by the Babylonians as a consequence of the people's disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/siege_of_jerusalem.htm">Siege of Jerusalem</a></b><br>A significant event where the Babylonians besieged Jerusalem, leading to its eventual fall and the exile of its people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians, serving as a punishment and a time of reflection and repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>The act of delivering God's message, often involving foretelling future events or calling people to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolic_actions_in_prophecy.htm">Symbolic Actions in Prophecy</a></b><br>Ezekiel's actions were not just for show; they were divinely inspired symbols meant to convey God's message powerfully. Consider how God might use symbolic actions in our lives to communicate His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The siege of Jerusalem was a direct result of the people's persistent sin and rebellion. Reflect on the seriousness of sin in our own lives and the importance of repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a></b><br>The prophecy against Jerusalem highlights God's control over nations and His righteous judgment. Trust in God's sovereignty, even when facing difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Ezekiel's role was to faithfully deliver God's message, regardless of its popularity. Consider how we can be faithful messengers of God's truth in our own contexts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While Ezekiel's message was one of judgment, it also pointed to eventual restoration. Remember that God's discipline is meant to lead us back to Him and restore us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_history_confirm_ezekiel's_siege.htm">Ezekiel 4:1-3: Does archaeological or historical data confirm a siege of Jerusalem that matches the precise details of Ezekiel's prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel's_'siege_bread'_real.htm">Ezekiel 4:9-12: Is there any historical evidence that this specific type of 'siege bread' was actually made and consumed in ancient times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_silver_gold_discarded.htm">Ezekiel 7:19 mentions people throwing their silver and gold in the streets--has any archaeological evidence been found to support this kind of widespread act of desperation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_jacob's_distress_event.htm">Jeremiah 30:7 describes a period of unparalleled distress for Jacob (Israel); what historical or archaeological evidence supports such a catastrophic event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Set thy face </span>is a common Scriptural expression for any steadfast purpose. (See <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm" title="And whatever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eats any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.">Leviticus 17:10</a>; <a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm" title="And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.">Leviticus 20:3</a>; <a href="/context/leviticus/20-5.htm" title="Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit prostitution with Molech, from among their people.">Leviticus 20:5-6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm" title="And I will set my face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and you shall flee when none pursues you.">Leviticus 26:17</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/20-3.htm" title="And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.">2Chronicles 20:3</a>, marg., &c.) It is a particularly favourite phrase with Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/15-7.htm" title="And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.">Ezekiel 15:7</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm" title="Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;">Ezekiel 20:46</a>, &c.). Here this steadfastness of purpose was to be exercised "toward the siege of Jerusalem;" there would be no relenting in this matter--God's purpose of judgment should surely be fulfilled. Further symbolism to the same effect is added, "Thine arm shall be uncovered," withdrawn from the loose sleeve of the Oriental robe, and made ready for battle. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm" title="The LORD has made bore his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.">Isaiah 52:10</a>.) Withal he is to "prophesy against it," doubtless by words suited to his actions. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thine arm shall be</span> <span class="cmt_word">uncovered.</span> This, as in <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a>, was the symbol of energetic action. The prophet was to be, as it were, no apathetic spectator of the siege which he was thus dramatizing, but is as the representative of the Divine commission to control and guide it. The picture of the prophet's attitude, not merely resting on his side and folding his hands, as a man at ease might do, but looking intently, with bare outstretched arm, at the scene portrayed by him, must, we may well imagine, have added to the startling effect of the whole procedure. We note the phrase, "set thy face," as specially characteristic of Ezekiel (here, and, though the Hebrew verb is not the same, <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Ezekiel 14:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/15-7.htm">Ezekiel 15:7</a>). The words "prophesy against it" may imply some spoken utterance of the nature of a "woe," like that of the son of Ananus (see above), but hardly, I think, a prolonged address. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must turn</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּכִ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the siege</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצ֤וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4692.htm">Strong's 4692: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your arm</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·rō·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> </span><span class="str2">The arm, the foreleg, force</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bared,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·śū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2834.htm">Strong's 2834: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip off, to make naked, to drain away, bail up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and prophesy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִבֵּאתָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nib·bê·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against it.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Ezekiel 4:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/4-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 4:7 You shall set your face toward (Ezek. 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