Ezekiel 4:2–8

²Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp^g up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around it.^{h 3}Then take an iron pan,ⁱ place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward^j it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign^k to the people of Israel.^l

⁴“Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the people of Israel upon yourself.^a You are to bear their sin for the number of days you lie on your side. ⁵I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the people of Israel.

⁶“After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin^m of the people of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year.^{n 7}Turn your face^o toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her. ⁸I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have finished the days of your siege.^p