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Warnings About the Attack of Jerusalem

“Son of man,[a] take a brick and scratch a picture on it. Draw a picture of a city—the city of Jerusalem. And then pretend you are an army surrounding the city. Build a dirt wall around the city to help you attack it. Build a dirt road leading up to the city wall. Bring battering rams[b] and set up army camps around the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 4:1 Son of man This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verse 16.
  2. Ezekiel 4:2 battering rams Heavy logs that soldiers used to break holes into the gates or walls around a city.

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