Damien Davis

¹"Now you son of man, ^(A)get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem.

²"Then ^(B)lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise up a ramp, pitch camps and place battering rams against it all around.

I lay in the bed and told My self that I would lay on my right side for a number of days.

This I did, then the time came to turn to the other side and I found it difficult, until I became paralized.

My Limbs would not move, so that i could not move or turn neither right nor left.........

⁸"Now behold, I will ^(I)put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.

⁷"Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and ^(H)prophesy against it.

The Exile Symbolized

The Musician with stringed instrument
    ¹ The word of the LORD came to me: ² "Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.
    ³ "Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. ⁴ During the daytime, while they watch, bring out your belongings packed for exile. Then in the evening, while they are watching, go out like those who go into exile. ⁵ While they watch, dig through the wall and take your belongings out through it. ⁶ Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel."

⁷ So I did as I was commanded. During the day I brought out my things packed for exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulders while they watched.

    ⁸ In the morning the word of the LORD came to me: ⁹ "Son of man, did not that rebellious house of Israel ask you, 'What are you doing?'
    ¹⁰ "Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and the whole house of Israel who are there.' ¹¹ Say to them, 'I am a sign to you.'
      "As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.
    ¹² "The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk and leave, and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land. ¹³ I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die. ¹⁴ I will scatter to the winds all those around him—his staff and

¹⁷ The word of the LORD came to me: ¹⁸ "Son of man, tremble as you eat your food, and shudder in fear as you drink your water. ¹⁹ Say to the people of the land: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there. ²⁰ The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.' "