Bible in Basic English
"And you, son of man, take a back and put it before you and on it make a picture of a town, even Jerusalem."
— Ezekiel 4:1, Bible in Basic English
“Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:”
“Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem: ”
“You also, son of man, take a tile, and lay it before yourself, and portray on it a city, even Jerusalem:”
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 make an attack on it, shutting it in, building strong places against it, and making high an earthwork against it; and put up tents against it, placing engines all round it for smashing down its walls.
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.
Then, stretching yourself out on your left side, take the sin of the children of Israel on yourself: for as long as you are stretched out, so long will the sin of the children of Israel be on you.