Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 12:7
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.
Ezekiel 12:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
- New International Version (NIV)So I did as I was commanded. During the day I brought out my things packed for exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulders while they watched.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands. I brought out my baggage at dusk, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.
Context of Ezekiel 12:7
5As they watch, dig through the wall and take the bags out through it. 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.” So 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: 9“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, that rebellious house, asked you, ‘What are you doing? ’
Read all of Ezekiel 12Ezekiel 12:7 word by word
וָאַ֣עַשׂ כֵּן֮ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צֻוֵּיתִי֒ כֵּ֠לַי הוֹצֵ֜אתִי כִּכְלֵ֤י גוֹלָה֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וּבָעֶ֛רֶב חָתַֽרְתִּי־לִ֥י בַקִּ֖יר בְּיָ֑ד בָּעֲלָטָ֥ה הוֹצֵ֛אתִי עַל־כָּתֵ֥ף נָשָׂ֖אתִי לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- so as I was commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- I brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- my stuffכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- by dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
- for captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
- and in the evenעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- I diggedחָתַרchâthar · to digH2864
- through the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- with mine handיָדyâd · handH3027
- in the twilightעֲלָטָה‛ălâţâh · darknessH5939
- I bareנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- shoulderכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- in their sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:7
- Ezekiel 2:8“And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you: Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
- Ezekiel 24:18I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. The next morning I did just as I was commanded.
- Ezekiel 37:7So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
- Jeremiah 32:8“Then, as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to the guard’s courtyard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
- Matthew 21:6The disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them.
- Mark 14:16So the disciples went out, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
- John 2:5“Do whatever he tells you,” his mother told the servants.
- John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command you.
- Acts 26:19“So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
- Ezekiel 12:3“Now you, son of man, get your bags ready for exile and go into exile in their sight during the day. You will go into exile from your place to another place while they watch; perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7In the evening the prophet was to return to the wall, break through it, and transport the goods from the inside to the outside of the city.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. 1-281-2. eyes to see, and see not, ... ears to hear, and hear not--fulfilling the prophecy of De 29:4, here quoted by Ezekiel (compare Is 6:9; Jr 5:21). Ezekiel needed often to be reminded of the people's perversity, lest he should be discouraged by the little effect produced by his prophecies. Their "not seeing" is the result of perversity, not incapacity. They are wilfully blind. The persons most interested in this prophecy were those dwelling at Jerusalem…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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