Ezekiel 4:1

“And you, son of man, take a brick ¹  and set it in front of you. Inscribe ²  a city on it – Jerusalem.

"Now, son of man, take a clay tablet, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.

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

"And now, son of man, take a large brick and set it down in front of you. Then draw a map of the city of Jerusalem on it.

"Now, son of man, take a brick and place it before you. Draw a picture of the city Jerusalem on it.

And you, son of man, take a back and put it before you and on it make a picture of a town, even Jerusalem.

And you, O mortal, take a brick and set it before you. On it portray a city, Jerusalem;

"You also, son of man, take a clay tablet and lay it before you, and portray on it a city, Jerusalem.

“And you, son of man, take a brick ¹  and set it in front of you. Inscribe ²  a city on it – Jerusalem.

¹ sn Ancient Near Eastern bricks were 10 to 24 inches long and 6 to 13 1/2 inches wide.

² tn Or perhaps “draw.”