Eze 4:1-3 | NET2full | STEP | “And you , son of man , take a brick and set it in front of you. Inscribe a city on it

Ezekiel 4:1-3

Ominous Object Lessons

1 “And you, son of man, take a brick ^{▼▼sn Ancient Near Eastern bricks were 10 to 24 inches long and 6 to 13½ inches wide.} and set it in front of you. Inscribe ^{▼▼tn Or perhaps “draw.”} a city on it—Jerusalem. 2 Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp ^{▼▼tn Or “a barricade.”} against it! Post soldiers outside it ^{▼▼tn Heb “set camps against it.”} and station battering rams around it. 3 Then for your part take an iron frying pan ^{▼▼tn Or “a griddle,” that is, some sort of plate for cooking.} and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign ^{▼▼tn That is, a symbolic object lesson.} for the house of Israel.