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Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A tile - Rather, a brick. Sun-dried or kiln-burned bricks were from very early times used for building walls throughout the plain of Mesopot…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Take you a tile. —The use of tiles for such purposes as the one indicated here was common both in Babylonia and in Nineve…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here God begins to speak more openly through His servant, and not to speak only, but to signify by an outward symbol what He wishes to be uttered b…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You also, son of man, take a tileF26. Or "brick". The Targum renders it, a "stone"; but a tile or brick, espec…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet was to represent the siege of Jerusalem by signs. He was to lie on his left side for a number of days, understood to be equal to the ye…

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