"Then you shall setyour facetowardthe siegeof Jerusalemwith your armbaredand prophesyagainstit.
The LORDhas baredHis holyarmIn the sightof allthe nations,That allthe endsof the earthmay seeThe salvationof our God.
"Sonof man,setyour facetowardJerusalem,and speakagainstthe sanctuariesand prophesyagainstthe landof Israel;
"Then getyourself an ironplateand setit up as an ironwallbetweenyou and the city,and setyour facetowardit so that it is under siege,and besiegeit. Thisis a signto the houseof Israel.
"Onethirdyou shall burnin the fireat the centerof the city,when the daysof the siegeare completed.Then you shall takeonethirdand strike[it] with the swordallaroundthe city, and onethirdyou shall scatterto the wind;and I will unsheathea swordbehindthem.
"Sonof man,setyour facetowardthe mountainsof Israel,and prophesyagainstthem
"He will sethis faceto comewith the powerof his wholekingdom,bringing with him a proposalof peacewhich he will putinto effect;he will also givehim the daughterof womento ruinit. But she will not takea stand[for him] or be on his side.
