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II. Before the Siege of Jerusalem

Chapter 4

Acts Symbolic of Siege and Exile. [a]You, son of man, take a clay tablet; place it in front of you, and draw on it a city, Jerusalem. Lay siege to it: build up siege works, raise a ramp against it, pitch camps and set up battering rams all around it. Then take an iron pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it and put it under siege. So you must lay siege to it as a sign for the house of Israel.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:1–5:4 The symbolic actions in this section prepare for the series of oracles that follow in 5:5–7:27.

Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized

“Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it. Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp(A) up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around it.(B) Then take an iron pan,(C) place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward(D) it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign(E) to the people of Israel.(F)

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