Ezekiel 4:1

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Summary

Ezekiel 4:1

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

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Jeremiah 6:6

Jeremiah 32:31

Amos 3:2

General references

Ezekiel 21:19

Bible References

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"Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, although they are a rebellious house.

When Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed the edge of his robe and it tore.

and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces.

At that time the Lord announced through Isaiah son of Amoz: "Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and take your sandals off your feet." He did as instructed and walked around in undergarments and barefoot.

The Lord said to me, "Go and buy some linen shorts and put them on. Do not put them in water."

"Go down at once to the potter's house. I will speak to you further there."

So the Lord, the God of Israel, spoke to me in a vision. "Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my wrath. Take it and make the nations to whom I send you drink it.

The Lord told me, "Make a yoke out of leather straps and wooden crossbars and put it on your neck.

When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, he said to him, "Go marry a prostitute who will bear illegitimate children conceived through prostitution, because the nation continually commits spiritual prostitution by turning away from the Lord."

I spoke to the prophets; I myself revealed many visions; I spoke in parables through the prophets."

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All of this is because the Lord who rules over all has said: 'Cut down the trees around Jerusalem and build up a siege ramp against its walls. This is the city which is to be punished. Nothing but oppression happens in it.

This will happen because the people of this city have aroused my anger and my wrath since the time they built it until now. They have made me so angry that I am determined to remove it from my sight.

"I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins."

General references

"You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon's sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.