Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 12

1Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are livingיֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a rebelliousהַמֶּ֖רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004.They have eyesעֵינַיִם֩'ei.na.YimH5869to seeלִרְא֜וֹתlir.'otH7200but do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeרָא֗וּra.'UH7200,and earsאָזְנַ֨יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085but do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,forכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵֽם׃HemH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3Thereforeוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,packעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213your bagsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627for exileגוֹלָ֔ה וּגְלֵ֥הgo.Lah u.ge.LehH1473 H1540.In broad daylightיוֹמָ֖ם לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םyo.Mam le.'ei.nei.HemH3119 H5869,set out from your placeמִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜mi.me.kom.ChaH4725and goוְגָלִ֨יתָve.ga.Li.taH1540toאֶל־'el-H413anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312מָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725as they watchלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869.Perhapsאוּלַ֣י'u.LaiH194they will understandיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200,thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4Bring outוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318your baggageכֵלֶ֜יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627for exileגוֹלָ֛הgo.LahH1473כִּכְלֵ֥יkikh.LeiH3627by dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119,as they watchלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַתָּ֗הle.'ei.nei.Hem ve.'a.TahH5869 H859.Then in the eveningבָעֶ֙רֶב֙va.'E.revH6153,as they watchלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,go outתֵּצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318like those who goכְּמוֹצָאֵ֖יke.mo.tza.'EiH4161into exileגּוֹלָֽה׃go.LahH1473.

5As they watchלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864through the wallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023and carryוְהוֹצֵאתָ֖ve.ho.tze.TaH3318your belongings out through it.

6And as they watchלְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,liftתִּשָּׂא֙ti.Sa'H5375your bags toעַל־'al-H5921your shoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802and take them outתוֹצִ֔יאto.Tzi'H3318at duskבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939;coverתְכַסֶּ֔הte.kha.SehH3680your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440so that you cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seeתִרְאֶ֖הtir.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have made youנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414a signמוֹפֵ֥תmo.FetH4159to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

7So I didוָאַ֣עַשׂ כֵּן֮va.'A.'as kenH6213 H3651asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I was commandedצֻוֵּיתִי֒tzu.vei.TiH6680.I brought outהוֹצֵ֜אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318my bagsכֵּ֠לַיKe.laiH3627for exileגוֹלָה֙go.LahH1473כִּכְלֵ֤יkikh.LeiH3627by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,and in the eveningוּבָעֶ֛רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153I dugחָתַֽרְתִּי־cha.tar.ti-H2864through the wallבַקִּ֖ירva.KirH7023by handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027.I took my belongings outהוֹצֵ֛אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318at duskבָּעֲלָטָ֥הba.'a.la.TahH5939,carrying themנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375onעַל־'al-H5921my shoulderכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802as they watchedלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

8And in the morningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,hasn’tהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808the rebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805בֵּ֥יתbeitH1004houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Whatמָ֖הmahH4100are youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213?’

10Tellאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֤אha.ma.Sa'H4853concernsthe princeהַנָּשִׂ֞יאha.na.Si'H5387in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LamH3389and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834areהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992thereבְתוֹכָֽם׃ve.to.KhamH8432.’

11You are to sayאֱמֹ֖ר'e.MorH559, ‘Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am a sign to youמֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet.KhemH4159.’Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834it happened hereעָשִׂ֗יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651will it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to them;they will goיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ye.Le.khuH1980into exileבַּגּוֹלָ֥הba.go.LahH1473as captivesבַשְּׁבִ֖יva.she.ViH7628.

12And at duskבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939the princeוְהַנָּשִׂ֨יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834among themבְּתוֹכָ֜םbe.to.KhamH8432will liftיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375his bags toאֶל־'el-H413his shoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802and go outוְיֵצֵ֔אve.ye.Tze'H3318.They will digיַחְתְּר֖וּyach.te.RuH2864through the wallבַּקִּ֥ירba.KirH7023to bring him outלְה֣וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318.He will coverיְכַסֶּ֔הye.kha.SehH3680his faceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440soיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834heה֖וּאhu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776לַעַ֛יִןla.'A.yinH5869.

13But I will spreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566אֶת־'et-H853My netרִשְׁתִּי֙rish.TiH7568over himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,and he will be caughtוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.PasH8610in My snareבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.TiH4686.I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853to Babylonבָבֶ֙לָה֙va.Ve.lahH894,the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778וְאוֹתָ֥הּve.'o.TahH853;yet he will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808see itיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

14And I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219to everyוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the attendantsעֶזְר֛וֹez.roH5828around himאֲשֶׁ֨ר סְבִיבֹתָ֥יו'a.Sher se.vi.vo.TavH834 H5439and allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his troopsאֲגַפָּ֖יו'a.ga.PavH102,and I will drawאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719to chase after themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310.

15And they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I disperseבַּהֲפִיצִ֤יba.ha.fi.TziH6327themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and scatterוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853throughout the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

16But I will spareוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤יve.ho.tar.TiH3498a fewמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557of themאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582from swordמֵחֶ֖רֶבme.Che.revH2719and famineמֵרָעָ֣בme.ra.'AvH7458and plagueוּמִדָּ֑בֶרu.mi.Da.verH1698,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616in the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they goבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935,they can recountיְסַפְּר֜וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם שָׁ֔םto.'a.vo.tei.Hem ShamH8441 H8033.Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

17Moreover, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,eatתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899with tremblingבְּרַ֣עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494,and drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354your waterוּמֵימֶ֕יךָu.mei.Mei.khaH4325with quiveringבְּרָגְזָ֥הbe.ra.ge.ZahH7269and anxietyוּבִדְאָגָ֖הu.vid.'a.GahH1674.

19Then tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559 H413the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559about those livingלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יle.yo.she.VeiH3427in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389andinאֶל־'el-H413the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ‘They will eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398their breadלַחְמָם֙lach.MamH3899with anxietyבִּדְאָגָ֣הbid.'a.GahH1674and drinkיִשְׁתּ֑וּyish.TuH8354their waterוּמֵֽימֵיהֶ֖םu.mei.mei.HemH4325in dreadבְּשִׁמָּמ֣וֹןbe.shi.ma.MonH8078,forלְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'anH4616their landאַרְצָהּ֙'ar.TzahH776will be strippedתֵּשַׁ֤םte.ShamH3456of everything in itמִמְּלֹאָ֔הּmi.me.lo.'AhH4393because of the violenceמֵחֲמַ֖סme.cha.MasH2555of allכָּֽל־kal-H3605who dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in it.

20The inhabitedהַנּֽוֹשָׁבוֹת֙ha.no.sha.VotH3427citiesוְהֶעָרִ֤יםve.he.'a.RimH5892will be laid wasteתֶּחֱרַ֔בְנָהte.che.Rav.nahH2717,and the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077.Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.’”

The Presumptuous Proverb

21Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088proverbהַמָּשָׁ֤לha.ma.ShalH4912thatyou have inעַל־'al-H5921the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘The daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117go byיַֽאַרְכוּ֙ya.'ar.KhuH748,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377failsוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6’?

23Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651tellאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘I will put an endהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙hish.Ba.tiH7673אֶת־'et-H853to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088proverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912,and in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478they will no longerוְלֹֽא־ ע֖וֹדve.lo'- odH3808 H5750reciteיִמְשְׁל֥וּyim.she.LuH4911itאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853.’Butכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413: ‘The daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117are at handקָֽרְבוּ֙ka.re.VuH7126when everyכָּל־kol-H3605visionחָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonH2377will be fulfilledוּדְבַ֖רu.de.VarH1697.

24Forכִּ֠יkiH3588there will beיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreע֛וֹדodH5750כָּל־kol-H3605falseשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723visionsחֲז֥וֹןcha.ZonH2377or flatteringחָלָ֑קcha.LakH2509divinationsוּמִקְסַ֣םu.mik.SamH4738withinבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

25becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,will speakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696אֵת֩'etH853whateverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697I speakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696,and it will be fulfilledוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808ע֑וֹדodH5750delayתִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588in your daysבִֽימֵיכֶ֞םvi.mei.KhemH3117,O rebelliousהַמֶּ֗רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696a messageדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697and bring it to passוַעֲשִׂיתִ֔יוva.'a.si.TivH6213,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.’”

26Furthermore, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

27“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,take noteהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009that the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478is sayingאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, ‘The visionהֶחָז֛וֹןhe.cha.ZonH2377thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heה֥וּאhu'H1931seesחֹזֶ֖הcho.ZehH2372is for manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227years from nowלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117;heה֥וּאhu'H1931prophesiesנִבָּֽא׃ni.Ba'H5012about the distantרְחוֹק֖וֹתre.cho.KotH7350futureוּלְעִתִּ֥יםu.le.'i.TimH6256.’

28Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651tellאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘Noneלֹא־ כָּל־lo'- kol-H3808 H3605of My wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will be delayedתִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְti.ma.ShekhH4900any longerע֖וֹדodH5750.The messageדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697I speakאֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerH1696will be fulfilledוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.SehH6213,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.’”

The Presumptuous Proverb

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12