Thou also, son of man
, take
thee a tile
, and lay
it before
thee, and pourtray
upon it the city
, even Jerusalem
:
And lay siege
against it, and build
a fort
against it, and cast
a mount
against it; set
the camp
also against it, and set
battering rams
against it round about
.
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
.
Lie thou also upon thy left
side
, and lay
the iniquity
of the house
of Israel
upon it: according to the number
of the days
that thou shalt lie
upon it thou shalt bear
their iniquity
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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.
And thy meat which thou shalt eat
shall be by weight
, twenty
shekels
a day
: from time
to time
shalt thou eat
it.
Thou shalt drink also water
by measure
, the sixth part
of an hin
: from time
to time
shalt thou drink
.
And thou shalt eat it as barley
cakes
, and thou shalt bake
it with dung
that cometh out
of man
, in their sight
.
And the LORD said
, Even thus shall the children
of Israel
eat
their defiled
bread
among the Gentiles
, whither I will drive
them.
Then said I, Ah
Lord
GOD
! behold, my soul
hath not been polluted
: for from my youth
up even till now have I not eaten
of that which dieth of itself
, or is torn in pieces
; neither came
there abominable
flesh
into my mouth
.
Then he said unto me, Lo
, I have given
thee cow's
dung
for man's
dung
, and thou shalt prepare
thy bread
therewith.
Moreover he said unto me, Son
of man
, behold, I will break
the staff
of bread
in Jerusalem
: and they shall eat
bread
by weight
, and with care
; and they shall drink
water
by measure
, and with astonishment
:
That they may want bread
and water
, and be astonied
one
with another
, and consume away
for their iniquity
.