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. →

Well, folks, Ezekiel 4 is not letting up. Ezekiel is still in exile in Babylon and he's still being asked to do some pretty weird stuff. This time God tells him to draw a picture of Jerusalem being destroyed and then put it on a clay tablet and lay on his side for 390 days. →

Joe: Alright, so let's dive into Chapter 4 of Ezekiel. What's going on in this chapter? Bible Expert: Alright, so in this chapter, God commands Ezekiel to build a model of Jerusalem out of clay and put it on the ground. →

Alex Trebek: So, tell me a bit about yourself! Contestant: Well, I guess I could give you a brief summary of Ezekiel 4. Alex Trebek: (Sighs) Alright then. Contestant: Ezekiel 4 tells the story of God commanding Ezekiel to act out a symbolic prophecy to warn the Israelites of their impending doom if they do not repent for their sins. →

Listen up, maggots! This here is God talking: Ezekiel, you’re gonna be a living symbol. Take a brick and draw a city on it. Then make a wall out of bricks and surround the city. Get yourself a model of a siege and build it up against the city. →

Batman: Robin, it's time to look into Ezekiel 4! Robin: What does it say, Batman? Batman: Ezekiel is commanded to lie on his left side for 390 days and on his right side for 40 days. Each day represents a year of judgment for the people of Israel. →

Folks, here's the deal. Ezekiel 4 is all about God telling Ezekiel to perform a symbolic act as a warning to the people of Israel. He tells Ezekiel to take a block of clay and draw a city on it as a sign of the destruction of Jerusalem. →

Ezekiel 4 is a bigly chapter in the Bible! God asks Ezekiel to do some wild and crazy things to show the people of Jerusalem the consequences of their sins and how God is gonna punish them. He tells Ezekiel to draw a siege line around Jerusalem, lay on his side for 390 days, and then switch sides and lay on the other side for 40 days. →

[Peter] Alrighty, so this Ezekiel 4 is about God telling Ezekiel to lay siege to Jerusalem. He literally tells him to build a clay model of the city wall, and put a bunch of siege weapons like battering rams and siege towers around it, and lay siege to it. →