The siege being thus represented, the condition and suffering of the inhabitants is exhibited by the condition of one who, bound as a prisoner or o…

Lie thou also upon thy left side. — Here a fresh feature of this symbolical prophecy begins, while the former siege is st…

We must first consider the scope of this prophecy, and we will then discuss its separate parts more conveniently. It is certain that God intended t…

Lie you also upon your left side Some think this was not in reality, but in vision, as Kimchi observes; and so Maimonides…

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…