Ezekiel 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ezekiel 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Take for yourself an iron pan and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city. Then set your face toward it. It will be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 4:3 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. ”

Ezekiel 4:3 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thou, take to thee an iron pan, and thou hast made it a wall of iron between thee and the city; and thou hast prepared thy face against it, and it hath been in a siege, yea, thou hast laid siege against it. A sign it <FI>is<Fi> to the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And take thou unto thee an iron plate, and put 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. ”

Ezekiel 4:3 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Moreouer, take an yron pan, and set it for a wall of yron betweene thee and the citie, and direct thy face towarde it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: this shall be a signe vnto the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 4:3 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 4:3 in Context — 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:

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.

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What Does Ezekiel 4:3 Mean?

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