1"Now, son of man, take a clay tablet, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.


In Context

1 "Now, son of man, take a clay tablet, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.

2 Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around it.

3 Then take an iron pan, place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 4:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:1And thou, O son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee: and draw upon it the plan of the city of Jerusalem.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1And thou, son of man, take thee a brick, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, Jerusalem:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1You also, son of man, take a tile, and lay it before yourself, and portray on it a city, even Jerusalem:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1And thou, son of man, take to thee a brick, and thou hast put it before thee, and hast graven on it a city — Jerusalem,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1You also, son of man, take you a tile, and lay it before you, and portray on it the city, even Jerusalem: