And he said to me, (A)“Son of man, eat whatever you find here. (B)Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”

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And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” (A)Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth (B)as sweet as honey.

And he said to me, (C)“Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them.

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17 (A)“Son of man, (B)I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall (C)give them warning from me.

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25 And you, O son of man, behold, (A)cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people.

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The Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized

“And you, (A)son of man, (B)take a brick and lay it before you, and engrave on it a city, even Jerusalem.

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16 Moreover, he said to me, (A)“Son of man, behold, (B)I will break the supply[a] of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread (C)by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water (D)by measure and in dismay.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 4:16 Hebrew staff

Jerusalem Will Be Destroyed

“And you, (A)O son of man, take a (B)sharp sword. Use it as (C)a barber's razor and (D)pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair.

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