Ezekiel 12:6

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

4Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile. 5Dig a hole through the wall in their sight and go out through it. Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.” 7I did so, as I had been commanded. By day I brought out my baggage like the baggage of an exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands; I went out in the dark and carried the baggage on my shoulder in their sight. 8In the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 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

• Loadנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• shoulderכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• in their sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• carryיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• out in the darkעֲלָטָה‛ălâţâh · darknessH5939
• coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• your faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• so that you cannotלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for I have setנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• signמוֹפֵתmôphêth môphêth · wonderH4159
• to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:6

• 1 Samuel 28:8Then Saul disguised himself by putting on other clothes, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, “Conjure up for me, please, and bring up for me whom I shall name to you.”
• 2 Samuel 15:30And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went, and his head was covered and he walked barefoot. Then all the people who were with him each covered his head and went up weeping as they went.
• Job 24:17For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
• Ezekiel 12:11Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.’
• Ezekiel 4:3Then get yourself an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city, and set your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This is a sign to the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 24:24Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done you will do; when it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’”
• Isaiah 8:18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 20:2at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet.” And he did so, going naked 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 12:6

• Ezekiel
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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Carefulness
• Ezekiel
• Face
• Shoulder
• Twilight
• 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