--- title: Ezekiel 4 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Ezekiel chapter 4 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and trace upon it a city, even Jerusalem; --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Ezekiel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/) / chapter 4 # Ezekiel 4 17 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [4:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.1/) — וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם קַח־לְךָ לְבֵנָה וְנָתַתָּה אוֹתָהּ לְפָנֶיךָ וְחַקּוֹתָ עָלֶיהָ עִיר אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ — Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and trace upon it a city, even Jerusalem; - [4:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.2/) — וְנָתַתָּה עָלֶיהָ מָצוֹר וּבָנִיתָ עָלֶיהָ דָּיֵק וְשָׁפַכְתָּ עָלֶיהָ סֹֽלְלָה וְנָתַתָּה עָלֶיהָ מַחֲנוֹת וְשִׂים־עָלֶיהָ כָּרִים סָבִֽיב׃ — and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. - [4:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.3/) — וְאַתָּה קַח־לְךָ מַחֲבַת בַּרְזֶל וְנָתַתָּה אוֹתָהּ קִיר בַּרְזֶל בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָעִיר וַהֲכִינֹתָה אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ אֵלֶיהָ וְהָיְתָה בַמָּצוֹר וְצַרְתָּ עָלֶיהָ אוֹת הִיא לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס — And take thou unto thee an iron griddle, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city; and set thy face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. - [4:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.4/) — וְאַתָּה שְׁכַב עַל־צִדְּךָ הַשְּׂמָאלִי וְשַׂמְתָּ אֶת־עֲוֺן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל עָלָיו מִסְפַּר הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁכַּב עָלָיו תִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֲוֺנָֽם׃ — Moreover lie thou upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it; according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it, thou shalt bear their iniquity. - [4:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.5/) — וַאֲנִי נָתַתִּֽי לְךָ אֶת־שְׁנֵי עֲוֺנָם לְמִסְפַּר יָמִים שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת וְתִשְׁעִים יוֹם וְנָשָׂאתָ עֲוֺן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ — For I have appointed the years of their iniquity to be unto thee a number of days, even three hundred and ninety days; so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. - [4:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.6/) — וְכִלִּיתָ אֶת־אֵלֶּה וְשָׁכַבְתָּ עַל־צִדְּךָ הַיְמָנִישֵׁנִית וְנָשָׂאתָ אֶת־עֲוֺן בֵּית־יְהוּדָה אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם יוֹם לַשָּׁנָה יוֹם לַשָּׁנָה נְתַתִּיו לָֽךְ׃ — And again, when thou hast accomplished these, thou shalt lie on thy right side, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah; forty days, each day for a year, have I appointed it unto thee. - [4:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.7/) — וְאֶל־מְצוֹר יְרוּשָׁלִַם תָּכִין פָּנֶיךָ וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ חֲשׂוּפָה וְנִבֵּאתָ עָלֶֽיהָ׃ — And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it. - [4:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.8/) — וְהִנֵּה נָתַתִּי עָלֶיךָ עֲבוֹתִים וְלֹֽא־תֵהָפֵךְ מִֽצִּדְּךָ אֶל־צִדֶּךָ עַד־כַּלּוֹתְךָ יְמֵי מְצוּרֶֽךָ׃ — And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy siege. - [4:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.9/) — וְאַתָּה קַח־לְךָ חִטִּין וּשְׂעֹרִים וּפוֹל וַעֲדָשִׁים וְדֹחַן וְכֻסְּמִים וְנָתַתָּה אוֹתָם בִּכְלִי אֶחָד וְעָשִׂיתָ אוֹתָם לְךָ לְלָחֶם מִסְפַּר הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה ׀ שׁוֹכֵב עַֽל־צִדְּךָ שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת וְתִשְׁעִים יוֹם תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ — Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof; according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, even three hundred and ninety days, shalt thou eat thereof. - [4:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.10/) — וּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכֲלֶנּוּ בְּמִשְׁקוֹל עֶשְׂרִים שֶׁקֶל לַיּוֹם מֵעֵת עַד־עֵת תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ — And thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from time to time shalt thou eat it. - [4:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.11/) — וּמַיִם בִּמְשׂוּרָה תִשְׁתֶּה שִׁשִּׁית הַהִין מֵעֵת עַד־עֵת תִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃ — Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from time to time shalt thou drink. - [4:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.12/) — וְעֻגַת שְׂעֹרִים תֹּֽאכֲלֶנָּה וְהִיא בְּגֶֽלְלֵי צֵאַת הָֽאָדָם תְּעֻגֶנָה לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ס — And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.' - [4:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.13/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה כָּכָה יֹאכְלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־לַחְמָם טָמֵא בַּגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר אַדִּיחֵם שָֽׁם׃ — And the LORD said: 'Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them.' - [4:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.14/) — וָאֹמַר אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנֵּה נַפְשִׁי לֹא מְטֻמָּאָה וּנְבֵלָה וּטְרֵפָה לֹֽא־אָכַלְתִּי מִנְּעוּרַי וְעַד־עַתָּה וְלֹא־בָא בְּפִי בְּשַׂר פִּגּֽוּל׃ס — Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abhorred flesh into my mouth.' - [4:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.15/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי רְאֵה נָתַתִּֽי לְךָ אֶת־צְפִיעֵי הַבָּקָר תַּחַת גֶּלְלֵי הָֽאָדָם וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס — Then He said unto me: 'See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.' - [4:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.16/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן־אָדָם הִנְנִי שֹׁבֵר מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם וְאָכְלוּ־לֶחֶם בְּמִשְׁקָל וּבִדְאָגָה וּמַיִם בִּמְשׂוּרָה וּבְשִׁמָּמוֹן יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ — Moreover He said unto me: 'Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and in appalment; - [4:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.4.17/) — לְמַעַן יַחְסְרוּ לֶחֶם וָמָיִם וְנָשַׁמּוּ אִישׁ וְאָחִיו וְנָמַקּוּ בַּעֲוֺנָֽם׃פ — that they may want bread and water, and be appalled one with another, and pine away in their iniquity. - ← previous: [Ezekiel 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/3/) - next →: [Ezekiel 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/5/) - ↑ back to [Ezekiel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/)