Ezekiel 4:3-5
Contemporary English Version
3 Set up an iron pan like a wall between you and the brick. All this will be a warning for the people of Israel.
4-5 After that, lie down on your left side and stay there for 390 days as a sign of Israel's punishment[a]—one day for each year of its suffering.
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- 4.4,5 Israel's punishment: Israel here refers to the northern kingdom that was destroyed in 722 b.c.
Ezekiel 4:3-5
New International Version
3 Then take an iron pan,(A) place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward(B) it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign(C) to the people of Israel.(D)
4 “Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the people of Israel upon yourself.[a] You are to bear their sin for the number of days you lie on your side. 5 I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the people of Israel.
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- Ezekiel 4:4 Or upon your side
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