Ezekiel 12:1-16
Lexham English Bible
The Announcement of the Imminent Coming of the Exile
12 And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying,[b] 2 “Son of man,[c] you are dwelling in the midst of the house of rebellion who has eyes to see and they do not see;[d] they have ears to hear,[e] and they do not hear, for they are a house of rebellion. 3 And you, son of man,[f] prepare for yourself[g] the baggage of an exile, and go into exile by day before their eyes. And you must go into[h] exile from your place to another place before their eyes; perhaps they will see that they are a house of rebellion. 4 And you must bring out your baggage like the baggage of an exile by day before their eyes, and you must go out in the evening before their eyes like those who go into exile.[i] 5 Before their eyes dig through for yourself,[j] through the wall, and you must bring the baggage out through it. 6 Before their eyes, on your[k] shoulder, you must lift up the baggage in the dusk, and your face you must cover, so that you may not see the land, for I make you as a sign to the house of Israel.” 7 And I did just as[l] I was commanded; my baggage, like the baggage of an exile, I brought out by day, and in the evening I dug through for myself[m] into[n] the wall with my hand in the dusk; I brought the baggage on my shoulder; I carried it before their eyes. 8 And the word of Yahweh came[o] to me in the morning, saying,[p] 9 “Son of man,[q] did not they, the house of Israel, the house of rebellion, say to you, ‘What are you doing?’ 10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This oracle is about the prince in Jerusalem and the entire[r] house of Israel who are among them.”’[s] 11 Say, ‘I am your sign, and just as[t] I did, so will it be done to them in the exile; into[u] captivity they will go.’ 12 And the prince who is in the midst of them, on his shoulder he will carry the baggage in the dusk, and[v] he will go out; the wall will be dug through[w] to bring him through it; and he will cover his face so that he will[x] not see the land with his[y] eye. 13 And I will spread out my net on him, and he will be captured in my hunting snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die. 14 And all who are around him, his help[z] and all of his troops I will scatter in every direction,[aa] and I will draw[ab] the sword behind them. 15 And they will know that I am Yahweh when I scatter them[ac] among the nations and I scatter them in the countries. 16 But[ad] I will spare from them a few men[ae] from the sword, from the famine and from the plague, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations to which they will go, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
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- Ezekiel 12:1 Literally “was”
- Ezekiel 12:1 Literally “to say”
- Ezekiel 12:2 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 12:2 Literally “which eyes are for them to see and not they see”
- Ezekiel 12:2 Literally “ears are for them to hear”
- Ezekiel 12:3 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 12:3 Hebrew “you”
- Ezekiel 12:3 Hebrew “in”
- Ezekiel 12:4 Literally “like the goers out of an exile”
- Ezekiel 12:5 Hebrew “you”
- Ezekiel 12:6 Literally “the”
- Ezekiel 12:7 Literally “so as that”
- Ezekiel 12:7 Hebrew “me”
- Ezekiel 12:7 Hebrew “in”
- Ezekiel 12:8 Literally “was”
- Ezekiel 12:8 Literally “to say”
- Ezekiel 12:9 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 12:10 Literally “all of”
- Ezekiel 12:10 Literally “which they are in the midst of them”
- Ezekiel 12:11 Literally “as that”
- Ezekiel 12:11 Hebrew “in”
- Ezekiel 12:12 Or “in the dusk he will go out”
- Ezekiel 12:12 Literally “through the wall they will dig”
- Ezekiel 12:12 Or “may”
- Ezekiel 12:12 Hebrew “the”
- Ezekiel 12:14 Or “support”
- Ezekiel 12:14 Literally “to every direction of the wind”
- Ezekiel 12:14 Or “unsheathe”
- Ezekiel 12:15 Literally “at my scattering them”
- Ezekiel 12:16 Or “And”
- Ezekiel 12:16 Literally “men of number”
Ezekiel 12:1-16
World English Bible
12 Yahweh’s word also came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.
3 “Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. 4 You shall bring out your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for moving. You shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go out into exile. 5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your stuff out that way. 6 In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land, for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.”
7 I did so as I was commanded. I brought out my stuff by day, as stuff for moving, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought it out in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.
8 In the morning, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 9 “Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
10 “Say to them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.”’
11 “Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.
12 “‘The prince who is among them will bear on his shoulder in the dark, and will go out. They will dig through the wall to carry things out that way. He will cover his face, because he will not see the land with his eyes. 13 I will also spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there. 14 I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands. I will draw out the sword after them.
15 “‘They will know that I am Yahweh when I disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries. 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’”
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