EZE 4:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ σὺ λάβε σεαυτῷ τήγανον σιδηροῦν, καὶ θήσεις αὐτὸ τοῖχον σιδηροῦν ἀναμέσον σου καὶ ἀναμέσον τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἑτοιμάσεις τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπʼ αὐτὴν, καὶ ἔσται ἐν συνκλεισμῷ, καὶ συγκλείσεις αὐτήν· σημεῖόν ἐστι τοῦτο τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ.
(Kai su labe seautōi taʸganon sidaʸroun, kai thaʸseis auto toiⱪon sidaʸroun anameson sou kai anameson taʸs poleōs, kai hetoimaseis to prosōpon sou epʼ autaʸn, kai estai en sunkleismōi, kai sugkleiseis autaʸn; saʸmeion esti touto tois huiois Israaʸl. )

BrTr And take thou to thyself an iron pan, and thou shalt set it for an iron wall between thee and the city: and thou shalt set thy face against it, and it shall be in a siege, and thou shalt besiege it. This is a sign to the children of Israel.

ULT Then take for yourself an iron pan and use it as an iron wall between yourself and the city and set your face against it, for it will be under siege, and you are to put the siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.

UST Then take an iron pan, and place it to be like an iron wall between you and the carving of the city. Then stare at the image of the city. This means that enemy troops will surround the city to attack it. This will be a warning to the Israelite people.

BSB Then 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.

OEB And take thou an iron plate, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face toward it and so it shall be in a state of siege, and thou shalt lay a siege against it; and this is a sign to the house of Israel.

WEBBE Take for yourself an iron pan and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city. Then set your face towards it. It will be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then for your part take an iron frying pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

LSV And you, take an iron pan for yourself, and you have made it a wall of iron between you and the city; and you have prepared your face against it, and it has been in a siege, indeed, you have laid siege against it. It [is] a sign to the house of Israel.

FBV Put an iron plate between yourself and the city so it's like an iron wall. Face the city and demonstrate that it's under siege, and that you are the one attacking it. This is a symbolic warning to the people of Israel.

T4T Then take an iron pan, and place it to be like an iron wall between you andthe drawing of the city. Then turn your face toward the drawing. It will symbolize thatenemy troops will surround the city to attack it. That will be a warning to the Israeli people [MTY].

LEB 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.

4:3 Literally “in the siege”

BBE And take a flat iron plate, and put it for a wall of iron between you and the town: and let your face be turned to it, and it will be shut in and you will make an attack on it. This will be a sign to the children of Israel.

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JPS 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.

ASV And take thou unto thee an iron pan, 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.

DRA And take unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face resolutely against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: it is a sign to the house of Israel.

YLT And thou, take to thee an iron pan, and thou hast made it a wall of iron between thee and the city; and thou hast prepared thy face against it, and it hath been in a siege, yea, thou hast laid siege against it. A sign it [is] to the house of Israel.

Drby And take thou unto thee an iron plate, and put it [for] a wall of iron between thee and the city; and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: this shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

RV And take thou unto thee an iron pan, 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.

Wbstr Moreover take thou to thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

KJB-1769 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.[fn]
(Moreover/What's_more take thou/you unto thee/you an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee/you and the city: and set thy/your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou/you shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. )

4.3 an…: or, a flat plate, or, slice

KJB-1611 [fn]Moreouer take thou vnto thee an yron panne, and set it for a wall of yron betweene thee and the city, and set thy face against it, and it shalbe besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: this shalbe a signe to the house of Israel.
(Moreover/What's_more take thou/you unto thee/you an iron panne, and set it for a wall of iron between thee/you and the city, and set thy/your face against it, and it shalbe besieged, and thou/you shalt lay siege against it: this shall be a sign to the house of Israel.)

4:3 Or, a flat plate, or slice.

Bshps Moreouer, take an iron panne, and set it betwixt thee and the citie in steede of an iron wall, then set thy face towarde it to besiege it, and make an assault against it: this shalbe a token vnto the house of Israel.
(Moreover/What's_more, take an iron panne, and set it betwixt thee/you and the city in steede of an iron wall, then set thy/your face towarde it to besiege it, and make an assault against it: this shall be a token unto the house of Israel.)

Gnva Moreouer, take an yron pan, and set it for a wall of yron betweene thee and the citie, and direct thy face towarde it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: this shall be a signe vnto the house of Israel.
(Moreover/What's_more, take an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee/you and the city, and direct thy/your face towarde it, and it shall be besieged, and thou/you shalt lay siege against it: this shall be a sign unto the house of Israel. )

Cvdl Morouer, take an yron panne, and set it betwixte the & ye cite in steade off an yron wall, Then set thy face towarde it, besege it, and laye ordinaunce agaynst it, to wynne it. This shal be a token vnto the house off Israel.
(Moreover/What's_more, take an iron panne, and set it betwixte the and ye/you_all cite in stead off an iron wall, Then set thy/your face towarde it, besege it, and lay ordinaunce against it, to win it. This shall be a token unto the house off Israel.)

Wycl And take thou to thee an irone friynge panne; and thou schalt sette it in to an irone wal bitwixe thee and bitwixe the cite; and thou schalt sette stidfastli thi face to it, and it schal be in to bisegyng, and thou schalt cumpasse it; it is a signe to the hous of Israel.
(And take thou/you to thee/you an irone friynge panne; and thou/you shalt set it in to an irone wall between thee/you and between the city; and thou/you shalt set steadfastli thy/your face to it, and it shall be in to bisegyng, and thou/you shalt cumpasse it; it is a sign to the house of Israel.)

Luth Für dich aber nimm eine eiserne Pfanne, die laß eine eiserne Mauer sein zwischen dir und der Stadt; und richte dein Angesicht gegen sie und belagere sie. Das sei ein Zeichen dem Hause Israel.
(Für you/yourself but nimm one eiserne Pfanne, the let one eiserne Mauer his between you/to_you and the/of_the Stadt; and richte your face gegen they/she/them and belagere sie. The be a sign to_him house Israel.)

ClVg Et tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, et pones eam in murum ferreum inter te et inter civitatem: et obfirmabis faciem tuam ad eam, et erit in obsidionem, et circumdabis eam: signum est domui Israël.
(And you sume to_you sartaginem ferream, and pones her in murum ferreum between you(sg) and between civitatem: and obfirmabis face tuam to eam, and will_be in obsidionem, and circumdabis eam: signum it_is domui Israel. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

(Occurrence 0) set your face against it

(Some words not found in UHB: and=you(ms) take to/for=yourself(m) plate iron and=you(ms)_will_give DOM,it wall iron between=you(ms) and=between the=city and,set DOM face,your to=her/it and,be in/on/at/with,siege and,besiege on/upon=it(f) sign/signal/evidence she/it for,house Yisrael )

This is a command to stare at the model of the city as a symbol of punishing the city. Alternate translation: “stare at the city” or “stare at the city so that it will be harmed”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) set your face

Here “face” is a metonym for attention or gaze, and “set your face” refers to literally staring at something.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the house of Israel

The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 3:1. Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group”

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