Ezekiel 4:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Set your face against it, besiege it, and let it be under siege. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Moreover, take an iron pan and set it as a wall of iron between you and the city, and set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Morouer, take an yron panne, and set it betwixte the & ye cite in steade off an yron wall, Then set thy face towarde it, besege it, and laye ordinaunce agaynst it, to wynne it. This shal be a token vnto the house off Israel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Moreouer, take an yron pan, and set it for a wall of yron betweene thee and the citie, and direct thy face towarde it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: this shall be a signe vnto the house of Israel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Moreouer, take an iron panne, and set it betwixt thee and the citie in steede of an iron wall, then set thy face towarde it to besiege it, and make an assault against it: this shalbe a token vnto the house of Israel.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Take for yourself an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And thou, take to thee an iron pan, and thou hast made it a wall of iron between thee and the city; and thou hast prepared thy face against it, and it hath been in a siege, yea, thou hast laid siege against it. A sign it `is' to the house of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And take a flat iron plate, and put it for a wall of iron between you and the town: and let your face be turned to it, and it will be shut in and you will make an attack on it. This will be a sign to the children of Israel.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Take for yourself an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then for your part take an iron frying pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 12:6 : 6 Carry your things on your shoulder in their sight, at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 Here I am, along with the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
  • Isa 20:3 : 3 Then the LORD said, 'Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Cush,'
  • Ezek 12:11 : 11 Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.’
  • Ezek 24:24-27 : 24 Thus Ezekiel shall be a sign to you. You shall do just as he has done. When this comes, you will know that I am the Lord God. 25 As for you, son of man, on the day I take from them their stronghold—their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and the longing of their souls, as well as their sons and daughters— 26 On that day, a fugitive will come to you to report the news to your ears. 27 On that day, your mouth will be opened to speak with the fugitive, and you will no longer be silent. You will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed.
  • Heb 2:4 : 4 God also bore witness with signs and wonders and various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His will.
  • Jer 39:1 : 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his entire army came against Jerusalem and laid siege to it.
  • Lev 2:5 : 5 If your grain offering is prepared on a griddle, it is to be made of fine flour mixed with oil and without yeast.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    2 verses
    85%

    1Now, you, son of man, take a brick and set it before you; then inscribe on it the city of Jerusalem.

    2Build siege works against it, construct a ramp, set up camps around it, and place battering rams against it all around.

  • Ezek 4:4-9
    6 verses
    82%

    4Lie on your left side and put the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it. You will bear their iniquity for the number of days you lie on that side.

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    7Direct your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.

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  • Ezek 12:3-6
    4 verses
    74%

    3Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings as if for exile and go into exile in their sight—by day, in their sight—so that they may see. Move from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

    4Bring out your belongings as if for exile during the day, in their sight. Then, in the evening, leave in their sight, as if you were departing into exile.

    5In their sight, dig through the wall and carry your belongings through it.

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    74%

    14Draw water for the siege, strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay and tread the mortar; take hold of the brick mold.

  • Jer 1:18
    74%

    18Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.

  • Ezek 5:2
    73%

    2A third of it you shall burn in the fire within the city when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take another third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And the final third you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe a sword to chase after them.

  • Isa 29:3
    73%

    3I will encamp in a circle against you, I will besiege you with towers, and I will raise siegeworks against you.

  • Ezek 5:4
    71%

    4Then take some of these again, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From it, a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.

  • Ezek 21:2
    71%

    2Son of man, turn your face toward the south, and speak against the south. Prophesy against the forest of the southern land,

  • Ezek 24:3
    71%

    3Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the Lord God says: Put the pot on, put it on, and pour water into it.

  • Ezek 9:4
    70%

    4The LORD said to him, 'Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable things being done within it.'

  • Ezek 11:11
    70%

    11This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it. I will judge you at the border of Israel.

  • Jer 33:4
    70%

    4For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that have been torn down to defend against the siege ramps and the sword:

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    70%

    2Son of man, face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them.

  • Ezek 39:9
    69%

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    69%

    4Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man!

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    2 verses
    69%

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  • Ezek 40:2-4
    3 verses
    69%

    2In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was something like the form of a city facing toward the south.

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    4The man said to me, 'Son of man, look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for this is why you have been brought here. Declare everything you see to the house of Israel.'

  • Ezek 3:8-9
    2 verses
    69%

    8Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as strong as their foreheads.

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  • Ezek 33:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

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  • Jer 32:24
    69%

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    69%

    7Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your company gathered around you, and you will be their commander.

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    69%

    4"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I am turning back the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. I will gather them into the midst of this city.

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    69%

    43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a barricade against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.

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    69%

    1Then he called out in a loud voice for me to hear, saying, 'Bring near those appointed to punish the city, each carrying his weapon of destruction in his hand.'

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    69%

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    68%

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    68%

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    68%

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    68%

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    68%

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    68%

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    68%

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