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Ezekiel 4:7

Jerusalem

5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.

8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.

9 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.

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BSB
You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
KJV
Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
WEB
You shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm uncovered; and you shall prophesy against it.
ASV
And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.
DARBY
And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
BLB
And toward the siege of Jerusalem you shall set firm your face, and [with] your arm uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.
ÅB
Og du skal vende ditt åsyn og din nakne arm mot det kringsatte Jerusalem og profetere mot det.
OTB
Vend ansiktet ditt mot Jerusalems beleiring og med blottet arm profeter mot den.
B1930
Og du skal vende ditt åsyn og din nakne arm mot det kringsatte Jerusalem og profetere mot det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 52:10

    The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

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  • Ezekiel 21:2

    Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

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  • Ezekiel 6:2

    Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

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  • Ezekiel 4:3

    Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

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