Ezekiel 4:1-17
“Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem.”
King James Version
Ezekiel's sign-prophecy enacting the siege of Jerusalem, the city surrounded and besieged by a miniature representation.
Fulfillment References
2 Kings 25:1-4 Ezekiel 5:5-17 Lamentations 1:1
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
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