Ezekiel 4:1

In 11 translations

BSB

“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.

KJV

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:

WEB

“You also, son of man, take a tile, and lay it before yourself, and portray on it a city, even Jerusalem.

ASV

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:

LSV

“And you, son of man, take a brick for yourself, and you have put it before you, and have carved a city on it—Jerusalem,

YLT

'And thou, son of man, take to thee a brick, and thou hast put it before thee, and hast graven on it a city — Jerusalem,

DBY

And thou, son of man, take thee a brick, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, — Jerusalem:

DRC

And thou, O son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee: and draw upon it the plan of the city of Jerusalem.

GNV

Thou also sonne of man, take thee a bricke, and lay it before thee, and pourtray vpon it the citie, euen Ierusalem,

JPS

Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and trace upon it a city, even Jerusalem;

LXXE

And thou, son of man, take thee a brick, and thou shalt set it before thy face, and shalt portray on it the city, even Jerusalem.

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WLC

וְאַתָּ֤ה בֶן־אָדָם֙ קַח־לְךָ֣ לְבֵנָ֔ה וְנָתַתָּ֥ה אוֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְחַקּוֹתָ֥ עָלֶ֛יהָ עִ֖יר אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ σὺ, υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, λάβε σεαυτῷ πλίνθον, καὶ θήσεις αὐτὴν πρὸ προσώπου σου, καὶ διαγράψεις ἐπʼ αὐτὴν πόλιν τὴν Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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• Hosea 1:2–9When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” So Hosea went…
• Isaiah 20:2–4the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot. Then the LORD said, “Just…
• Jeremiah 27:2–22This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck. Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to…
• Ezekiel 5:1–17“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair. When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third…
• Jeremiah 19:1–15This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests, and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate.…
• Jeremiah 32:31For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presence
• Jeremiah 6:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
• Jeremiah 13:1–14This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.” So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my…
• Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
• Jeremiah 25:15–38This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. And they will drink and stagger and go out of their…
• 1 Samuel 15:27–28As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore. So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
• Ezekiel 12:3–16Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. Bring out your baggage for…
• 1 Kings 11:30–31And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the…
• Hosea 3:1–5Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to…
• Amos 3:2“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
• Jeremiah 18:2–12“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will reveal My message to you.” So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel. But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed…

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