Verse 3
Ezekiel 4:3
New Living Translation
3
Then take an iron griddle and place it between you and the city. Turn toward the city and demonstrate how harsh the siege will be against Jerusalem. This will be a warning to the people of Israel.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַתָּ֤ה קַח לְ/ךָ֙ מַחֲבַ֣ת בַּרְזֶ֔ל וְ/נָתַתָּ֤ה אוֹתָ/הּ֙ קִ֣יר בַּרְזֶ֔ל בֵּינְ/ךָ֖ וּ/בֵ֣ין הָ/עִ֑יר וַ/הֲכִינֹתָה֩ אֶת פָּנֶ֨י/ךָ אֵלֶ֜י/הָ וְ/הָיְתָ֤ה בַ/מָּצוֹר֙ וְ/צַרְתָּ֣ עָלֶ֔י/הָ א֥וֹת הִ֖יא לְ/בֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And you shall take for yourself a bronze shield and set it as a wall of bronze between you and the city, and you shall prepare your face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it; it is a sign for the house of Israel.
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