Ezekiel 12:3

Ezekiel 12:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

Context of Ezekiel 12:3

1The word of the Lord also came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, you live among a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious people. Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for exile, and move into exile during the day when they will see you; even go into exile from your place to another place as they watch. Perhaps they will understand even though they are a rebellious people. 4Bring your provisions and supplies out during the day as they watch, as provisions and supplies for [going into] exile. Then you shall go out at evening as they watch, as those going into exile. 5Dig through the wall as they watch and go out through the hole.

Ezekiel 12:3 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ כְּלֵ֣י גוֹלָ֔ה וּגְלֵ֥ה יוֹמָ֖ם לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם וְגָלִ֨יתָ מִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜ אֶל־מָק֤וֹם אַחֵר֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם אוּלַ֣י יִרְא֔וּ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore, thou sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• prepareעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee stuffכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• for removingגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• and removeגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• by dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• in their sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• from thy placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• to anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• it may be they will considerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: examineH7200
• a rebelliousמְרִיmerîy · rebellionH4805
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:3

• Ezekiel 11:10You will fall by the sword; I will judge and punish you [in front of your neighbors] at the border of [the land of] Israel; and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 4:1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you and inscribe on it [a diagram of] the city of Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 13:1Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it on your loins, but do not put it in water.”
• Jeremiah 18:2“Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will make you hear My words.”
• Jeremiah 19:1Thus says the Lord, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests
• Jeremiah 27:2Thus says the Lord to me, “Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,
• Ezekiel 33:11Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back (change your way of thinking), turn back [in repentance] from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
• Deuteronomy 5:29Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear [and worship Me with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] and keep all My commandments always, so that it may go well with them and with their children forever!
• Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
• Psalms 81:13Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
• Jeremiah 18:11Now then, say to the men of Judah and to the citizens of Jerusalem, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am shaping a disaster and working out a plan against you. Turn back, each of you from his evil way; correct your habits and change your actions for the better.” ’
• Jeremiah 25:4Although the Lord has persistently sent to you all His servants the prophets, you have not listened nor [even] inclined your ear to hear [His message],
• Jeremiah 26:3It may be that they will listen and everyone will turn from his wickedness, so that I may relent and reverse [My decision concerning] the disaster which I am planning to do to them because of their malevolent deeds.’
• Jeremiah 36:3It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster which I plan to bring on them, so that each one will turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their wickedness and their sin.”
• Luke 13:8But he replied to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, [just] one more year until I dig around it and put in fertilizer;
• Luke 20:13Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will have respect for him.’

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Prepare thee stuff for removing - Get carriages to transport thy goods to another place; signifying by this the captivity that was at hand.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Stuff - Raiment, vessels, and the like. The “removing” was to be of the kind that accompanied exile. The whole account of this transaction marks it as a real act. The prophet was to be “a sign” to his countrymen, and the “exiles” as well as those that remained in Judaea had need to be taught this lesson, for though themselves far away, they looked to Jerusalem as their home, and were scarcely less eager for its safety than the inhabitants themselves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. stuff for removing--rather, "an exile's outfit," the articles proper to a person going as an exile, a staff and knapsack, with a supply of food and clothing; so "instruments of captivity," Jr 46:19, Margin, that is, the needful equipments for it. His simple announcements having failed, he is symbolically to give them an ocular demonstration conveyed by a word-painting of actions performed in vision. consider--(De 32:29).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 12:3

• Ezekiel
• Instruction
• Repentance
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Carefulness
• Ezekiel
• Stuff
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings