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Ezekiel 12

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Ezekiel 12 . 1 , Under the type of Ezekiel’s removing , Ezekiel 12 . 8 , is shewn the captivity of Zedekiah; Ezekiel 12 . 17 , Ezekiel’s trembling shews the Jews’ desolation; Ezekiel 12 . 21 , The Jews’ presumptuous proverb is reproved; Ezekiel 12 . 26 , The speediness of the vision.

Ezekiel 12:1

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 12:1 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:2

“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 12:2 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:3

Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 12:3 · BSB

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or , instruments , By stuff our translators meant furniture or goods , as the word frequently denotes in our early writers; but the original , keley has not only this sense . as in

  • Ezekiel 12:4 but is also used for any kind of utensils or instruments whatever; and here probably denotes carriages , or other means for removing goods. This was intended to signify that the captivity was at hand

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Ezekiel 12:4

Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.

Ezekiel 12:4 · BSB

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they that go forth into Heb. the goings forth of

Ezekiel 12:5

As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.

Ezekiel 12:5 · BSB

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Heb. Dig for thee , This was to shew that Zedekiah should escape from the city through a breach in the wall

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Ezekiel 12:6

And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 12:6 · BSB

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thou shalt This intimated that Zedekiah should steal out of the city in the twilight , carrying on his shoulders some of his property , with his head covered , not only as in distress but to escape detection. These prophecies , which were accurately fulfilled , are supposed to have been delivered in the sixth year of Zedekiah , five years before the taking of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 12:7

So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.

Ezekiel 12:7 · BSB

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digged Heb. digged for me

Ezekiel 12:9

“Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

Ezekiel 12:9 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:10

Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’

Ezekiel 12:10 · BSB

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That is , Zedekiah king of Judah

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Ezekiel 12:11

You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.

Ezekiel 12:11 · BSB

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Heb. by removing go

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Ezekiel 12:12

And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.

Ezekiel 12:12 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:13

But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.

Ezekiel 12:13 · BSB

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This was to intimate , that though he escaped out of the city , the Chaldeans should overtake him , and carry him to Babylon. Jeremiah had predicted that his "eyes should see the eyes of the king of Babylon ," and here Ezekiel foretold that he should not see Babylon , though he should die there; and Josephus says that he thought the two prophecies so inconsistent with each other , that he believed neither; yet both were exactly fulfilled , and the enigma of Ezekiel explained , when Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah , where he had his eyes put out , and was then carried to Babylon , and there died

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Ezekiel 12:14

And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.

Ezekiel 12:14 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:15

And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.

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Ezekiel 12:16

But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

Ezekiel 12:16 · BSB

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Heb. men of number

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Ezekiel 12:18

“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.

Ezekiel 12:18 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:19

Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.

Ezekiel 12:19 · BSB

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Heb. the fulness thereof

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Ezekiel 12:20

The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

Ezekiel 12:20 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:21

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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Ezekiel 12:22

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?

Ezekiel 12:22 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:23

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

Ezekiel 12:23 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:24

For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

Ezekiel 12:24 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:25

because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”

Ezekiel 12:25 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:26

Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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Ezekiel 12:27

“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’

Ezekiel 12:27 · BSB

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Ezekiel 12:28

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”

Ezekiel 12:28 · BSB

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In the wider web5 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Ezekiel 12:2 → Isaiah 6:9-10
Chiasms
Shaped Ezekiel 12:1–7, Ezekiel 12:12–16, Ezekiel 12:17–28, Ezekiel 12:7–12
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