7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
7 Turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her.
7 And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.
7 Look straight at the siege of Jerusalem. Roll up your sleeve, shake your bare arm, and preach against her.
7 Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem; your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.
7 "Meanwhile, keep staring at the siege of Jerusalem. Lie there with your arm bared and prophesy her destruction.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 4:7
Commentary on Ezekiel 4:1-8
(Read Ezekiel 4:1-8)
The prophet was to represent the siege of Jerusalem by signs. He was to lie on his left side for a number of days, supposed to be equal to the years from the establishment of idolatry. All that the prophet sets before the children of his people, about the destruction of Jerusalem, is to show that sin is the provoking cause of the ruin of that once flourishing city.