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Ezekiel 4:1

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
בֶן־ven-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָם֙'a.DamhumankindH120 →
קַח־kach-takeH3947 →
לְךָ֣le.Kha<for> yourself
לְבֵנָ֔הle.ve.Naha brickH3843 →
וְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.Tahand you will setH5414 →
אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853 →
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →
וְחַקּוֹתָ֥ve.cha.ko.Taand you will inscribeH2710 →
עָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →
עִ֖יר'ira cityH5892 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →

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Ezekiel 5:5This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.Ezekiel 2:1“Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”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.”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 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.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,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 idols.”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.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 presenceJeremiah 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.”Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.1 Samuel 15:27–28As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.Amos 3:2“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”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.Jeremiah 18:2–12“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will reveal My message to you.”1 Kings 11:30–31And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,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.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.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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