Siege of Jerusalem Illustrated on a Brick

4 “Now,[fn] son of man,[fn] take for yourself a brick, and you must put itbefore you,[fn] and you must portray on it a city, Jerusalem. 2 And you must build against it siege works, and you must build against it a bulwark, and you must heap against it a siege ramp, and you must set up against it camps and put against it a battering ram all around. 3 And take for yourself a plate of iron, and you must place it as a wall of iron between you and the city, and you must set your face against it, and it must be under siege,[fn] and you must lay the siege against it; it is a sign for the house of Israel. 4 And you, lie down on your left side, and you must put[fn] the guilt of the house of Israel on it. You will carry their guilt the number of days that you will lie on it. 5 And I will give to you the years of their guilt according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days, and you must bear the guilt[fn] of the house of Israel. 6 When you have completed these, then you must lie a second time on your right side; and you must bear the guilt[fn] of the house of Judah forty days, a day for each year, a day for each year I give it to you. 7 And toward the siege of Jerusalem you must set your face and your bared arm; then you must prophesy against it. 8 Now[fn] look! Iwill put on you cords, and you may not turn yourself from one side to your other side until you complete the days of your siege.