Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
The commanded sigh is to come from deep within, with the breaking of the loins, in bitterness and open anguish displayed before the eyes of the people. It is appointed as a living sign of the judgment about to fall upon Jerusalem. The prophet's visible distress accompanies the Lord's declared sword, fear, and devastation coming upon Judah.
The commanded sigh is to come from deep within, with the breaking of the loins, in bitterness and open anguish displayed before the eyes of the people. It is appointed as a living sign of the judgment about to fall upon Jerusalem. The prophet's visible distress accompanies the Lord's declared sword, fear, and devastation coming upon Judah.