Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 12:6
6And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; 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 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the Israelites.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel."
- New King James Version (NKJV)In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”
Context of Ezekiel 12:6
4During the day, bring out your bags like an exile’s bags while they look on. Then in the evening go out in their sight like those going into exile. 5As they watch, dig through the wall and take the bags out through it. And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” 7So I did just as I was commanded. In the daytime I brought out my bags like an exile’s bags. In the evening I dug through the wall by hand; I took them out in the dark, carrying them on my shoulder in their sight. 8In the morning the word of the Lord came to me:
Read all of Ezekiel 12Ezekiel 12:6 word by word
לְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜ם עַל־כָּתֵ֤ף תִּשָּׂא֙ בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה תוֹצִ֔יא פָּנֶ֣יךָ תְכַסֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תִרְאֶ֖ה אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־מוֹפֵ֥ת נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In their sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
- shalt thou bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
- shouldersכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- in the twilightעֲלָטָה‛ălâţâh · darknessH5939
- thou shalt coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
- thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- that thou seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- not the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- for I have setנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- a signמוֹפֵתmôphêth môphêth · wonderH4159
- unto the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:6
- 1 Samuel 28:8Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes and set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I tell you.”
- 2 Samuel 15:30David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All of the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they ascended.
- Job 24:17For the morning is like darkness to them. Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!
- Ezekiel 12:11You are to say, ‘I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.’
- Ezekiel 4:3Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Face it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 24:24Now Ezekiel will be a sign for you. You will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord God.’
- Isaiah 8:18Here I am with the children the Lord has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of Armies who dwells on Mount Zion.
- Isaiah 20:2during that time the Lord had spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, take off your sackcloth from your waist and remove the sandals from your feet,” and he did that, going stripped and barefoot —
Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground - Referring to the blinding of Zedekiah: even the covering of the face might be intended to signify that in this way Zedekiah should be carried to Babylon on men's shoulders in some sort of palanquin, with a cloth tied over his eyes, because of the recent wounds made by extracting them. All the prophecies from this to the twentieth chapter are supposed to have been delivered in the sixth year of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Thou shalt cover thy face - A sign of mourning (see Ezekiel 24:17); also of Zedekiah‘s blindness Ezekiel 12:12.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Ezekiel was to dig a hole through the wall to sneak out of a besieged city without being noticed, similar to what Zedekiah later tried to do (2 Kings 25:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. in ... twilight--rather, "in the dark." So in Ge 15:17, "it" refers to "thy stuff." cover thy face--as one who muffles his face, afraid of being recognized by anyone meeting him. So the Jews and Zedekiah should make their exit stealthily and afraid to look around, so hurried should be their fight [Calvin]. sign--rather, "a portent," namely, for evil.Read the comment
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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
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