Ezekiel 4:1
What does Ezekiel 4:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 4:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And you, son of man, take a back and put it before you and on it make a picture of a town, even Jerusalem.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`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,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thou, son of man, take thee a brick, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, — Jerusalem:
Context
v.1This passage
v.2and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it round about.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 15:27
And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.
- Jeremiah 32:31
For this city hath been to me a provocation of mine anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
- Hosea 3:1
And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
- Jeremiah 19:1
Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;
- Jeremiah 25:15
For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: Take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
- Jeremiah 18:2
Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
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