And lay siegeagainst it, and build a fortagainst it, and cast a mountagainst it; set the campalsoagainst it, and set batteringramsagainst it roundabout.
Moreovertakethouuntothee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of ironbetweenthee and the city: and set thy faceagainst it, and it shall be besieged, and thoushalt lay siegeagainst it. Thisshall be a sign to the house of Israel.
Lie thoualsoupon thy leftside, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israelupon it: according to the number of the daysthatthoushalt lie upon it thoushaltbeartheiriniquity.
For I havelaiduponthee the years of theiriniquity, according to the number of the days, threehundred and ninetydays: so shaltthoubear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
And whenthouhastaccomplishedthem, lie again on thy rightside, and thoushaltbear the iniquity of the house of Judahfortydays: I haveappointedtheeeach day for a year.
Takethoualsountotheewheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and maketheebreadthereof, according to the number of the daysthatthoushalt lie upon thy side, threehundred and ninetydaysshaltthou eat thereof.
Thensaid I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soulhath not beenpolluted: for from my youth up eventill now have I not eaten of thatwhichdieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neithercamethereabominablefleshinto my mouth.
Moreover he saidunto me, Son of man, behold, I willbreak the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and theyshall eat bread by weight, and withcare; and theyshalldrinkwater by measure, and withastonishment: