Ezekiel

Ezekiel 4:3

³Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וְאַתָּ֤ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
an iron	בַּרְזֶ֔ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
plate	מַחֲבַ֣ת	ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4227 flat plate, pan, or griddle
and set it up	וְנָתַתָּ֤ה	wə·nā·ṯat·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
as an iron	בַּרְזֶ֔ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
wall	קִ֣יר	qîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7023 wall
between yourself	בֵּינְךָ֖	bê·nə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H996 interval, space between
and the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
Turn	וַהֲכִינֹתָה֩	wa·hă·ḵî·nō·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
your face	פָּנֶ֨יךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
toward it	אֵלֶ֜יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
so that it is	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
under siege	בַמָּצוֹר֙	ḇam·mā·ṣō·wr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
and besiege it	וְצַרְתָּ֣	wə·ṣar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
This	הִ֖יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
will be a sign	א֥וֹת	’ō·wṯ	Noun - common singular	H226 sign
to the house	לְבֵ֥ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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Isaiah 8:18 · Isaiah 20:3 · Ezekiel 12:6 · Ezekiel 12:11 · Ezekiel 24:24–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.