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Version</a></span><br />I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have finished the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will tie you up with ropes so you won’t be able to turn from side to side until the days of your siege have been completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And surely I will restrain you so that you cannot turn from one side to another till you have ended the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now behold, I will put ropes around you so that you cannot turn from your one side to your other until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now behold, I will put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now behold, I will put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now behold, I will set ropes upon you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now behold, I will put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be aware that I will put cords on you so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be aware that I will put cords on you so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to the other, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will tie you up, so you can't leave until your attack has ended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will tie you up with ropes so that you will not be able to turn from one side to the other until you have finished attacking [Jerusalem].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will tie you up so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until the siege is over. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! I'll tie you up so that you're unable to turn from one side to the other until you've completed your siege."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look here, I will tie you up with ropes, so you cannot turn from one side to the other until you complete the days of your siege. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, I lay bands on you, and you shall not turn you from one side to the other, until you have accomplished the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I put ropes on you, and you shall not turn yourself from one side to the other, until you have accomplished the days of your siege. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, I have put thick bands on you, and you do not turn from side to side until your completing the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And lo, I have put on thee thick bands, and thou dost not turn from side to side till thy completing the days of thy siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, I gave bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn from thy side to thy side, even to thy finishing the days of thy siege.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I have encompassed thee with bands: and thou shalt not turn thyself from one side to the other, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, I have surrounded you with chains. And you shall not turn yourself from one side to the other side, until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, I bind you with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I am putting cords on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And behold, I have laid chains upon you, and you shall not turn from one side to another until you have completed the days of your siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, I cast chains upon you and you shall not turn from your side to your other side, until the days of your siege will be fulfilled<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And, behold, I have prepared bonds for thee, land thou mayest not turn from thy one side to the other, until the days of thy siege shall be accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=775" 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">7</span>You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Now behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will tie you up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5688.htm" title="5688: ‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm (N-cp) -- Cord, rope, cordage. Or rabowth; or tabothah; the same as aboth; something intwined, i.e. A string, wreath or foliage.">with ropes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so you cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: ṯê·hā·p̄êḵ (V-Nifal-Imperf-2ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6654.htm" title="6654: miṣ·ṣid·də·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A side. Contr. From an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary.">from side</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6654.htm" title="6654: ṣid·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A side. Contr. From an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary.">side</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kal·lō·wṯ·ḵā (V-Piel-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">you have finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/4692.htm" title="4692: mə·ṣū·re·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Siege enclosure, siege, entrenchment. Or matsuwr; from tsuwr; something hemming in, i.e. a mound, a siege, distress; or a fastness.">of your siege.</a> </span><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/13-21.htm">Jeremiah 13:21</a></span><br />What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Jeremiah 52:11</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Isaiah 20:2-4</a></span><br />the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot. / Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, / so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-8.htm">Daniel 10:8-10</a></span><br />So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless. / I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. / Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a></span><br />For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">2 Chronicles 36:6</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-3.htm">Jeremiah 32:3</a></span><br />For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-11.htm">Acts 21:11</a></span><br />Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-8.htm">Acts 9:8-9</a></span><br />Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. / For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-2.htm">Matthew 27:2</a></span><br />They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-12.htm">John 18:12</a></span><br />Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Acts 12:6</a></span><br />On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And, behold, I will lay bands on you, and you shall not turn you from one side to another, till you have ended the days of your siege.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25</a></b></br> But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-4.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Tie</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Ropes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/daniel/3-20.htm">Tie</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-11.htm">Turning</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/ezekiel/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>I will tie you up with ropes</b><br />This phrase signifies God's direct intervention in the life of Ezekiel, symbolizing the binding nature of divine commands. The Hebrew root for "tie" (אָסַר, 'asar) often implies binding or imprisoning, suggesting that Ezekiel's actions are not of his own volition but are compelled by God's will. This act of binding can be seen as a metaphor for the constraints placed upon the prophet, emphasizing the seriousness and inevitability of the message he is to deliver. Historically, prophets often faced physical and spiritual constraints as they carried out God's directives, highlighting the weight of their divine mission.<p><b>so that you cannot turn</b><br />This phrase underscores the totality of Ezekiel's commitment to his prophetic role. The inability to "turn" (שׁוּב, shuv) indicates a lack of freedom to deviate from God's instructions. In the broader scriptural context, turning often implies repentance or change of direction, but here it signifies the steadfastness required of Ezekiel. The prophet's immobility serves as a powerful symbol of the unchanging nature of God's judgment upon Israel. It reflects the historical reality of the Babylonian exile, where the people of Israel were unable to escape the consequences of their actions.<p><b>from one side to the other</b><br />This phrase illustrates the specific and deliberate nature of Ezekiel's prophetic actions. The act of lying on one side and then the other is a symbolic representation of the divided kingdom of Israel and Judah. The historical context of the divided monarchy is crucial here, as it reflects the fractured state of God's people. Ezekiel's actions serve as a visual prophecy, a living parable of the impending judgment and the hope of eventual restoration. The phrase also emphasizes the completeness of God's message, covering all aspects of the nation's sin and the comprehensive nature of divine justice.<p><b>until you have completed the days of your siege</b><br />This final phrase speaks to the endurance and perseverance required of Ezekiel. The "days of your siege" refer to the symbolic representation of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for "completed" (כָּלָה, kalah) implies bringing something to its full end or conclusion. This completion signifies the fulfillment of God's prophetic word, reinforcing the certainty of His plans. The historical siege of Jerusalem was a pivotal event in Israel's history, marking a period of intense suffering and reflection. Ezekiel's role in enacting this prophecy serves as a reminder of the faithfulness required in the face of adversity and the ultimate sovereignty of God over the affairs of nations.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">I will lay bands upon thee.</span>--See on <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm" title="But you, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands on you, and shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them:">Ezekiel 3:25</a>. This is a fresh feature of the unrelenting character of the judgment foretold: God's power should interpose to keep the prophet to his work. Not only pity, but even human weakness and weariness, should be excluded from interfering. The prophet is spoken of as besieging the city, because he is doing so in figure.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will lay bands upon thee</span>, etc. The words point to the supernatural constraint which would support the prophet in a position as trying as that of an Indian yogi or a Stylite monk. He would himself be powerless to move (<span class="accented">exceptis excipiendis, as</span> before) from the prescribed position. There is, perhaps, a reference to <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Ezekiel 3:25</a>. The people would have "put bands" upon the prophet to hinder his work; Jehovah will "put bands" upon him to help, nay, to constrain, him to finish it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/4-8.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">Now behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will tie you up</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with ropes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבוֹתִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5688.htm">Strong's 5688: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something intwined, a string, wreath, foliage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so you cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵהָפֵ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·hā·p̄êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from side</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽצִּדְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣid·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6654.htm">Strong's 6654: </a> </span><span class="str2">A side, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">side</span><br /><span class="heb">צִדֶּ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣid·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6654.htm">Strong's 6654: </a> </span><span class="str2">A side, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have finished</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּלּוֹתְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(kal·lō·wṯ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the days</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your siege.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצוּרֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣū·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Ezekiel 4:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 4:8 Behold I lay bands on you (Ezek. 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