8 I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have finished the days of your siege.
8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.
8 And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege.
8 "I will tie you up with ropes, tie you so you can't move or turn over until you have finished the days of the siege.
8 And surely I will restrain you so that you cannot turn from one side to another till you have ended the days of your siege.
8 I will tie you up with ropes so you won't be able to turn from side to side until the days of your siege have been completed.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 4:8
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.