Ezekiel 4:7 - Easy To Read Version7 \{God again spoke. He said,\} “Now, roll up your sleeve and raise your arm over the brick. Act like you are attacking the city Jerusalem. Do this to show that you are speaking as my messenger to the people. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17697 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition7 Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and your arm shall be uncovered [ready for battle], and you shall prophesy against [the city]. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)7 And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible7 With your arm stretched out, face the siege of Jerusalem directly and prophesy against it. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version7 And you shall turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall be extended. And you shall prophesy against it. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version7 And thou shalt turn thy face to the siege of Jerusalem, and thy arm shall be stretched out: and thou shalt prophesy against it. Féach an chaibidil |
And then take an iron pan and put it between you and the city. It will be like an iron wall separating you and the city. In this way, you will show that you are against that city. You will surround and attack that city. Why? Because this is an example for the family of Israel. \{It will show that I (God) will destroy Jerusalem.\}
The northern king will decide to use all of his power to fight against the southern king. He will make an agreement with the southern king. The king of the north will let one of his daughters marry the southern king. The northern king will do that so he can defeat the southern king, but those plans will not succeed. His plans will not help him.