Ezekiel 12

Ezekiel Prepares for Exile

1Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 2“SonH1121 of manH120, you liveH3427 in the 1midstH8432 of the 2rebelliousH4805 houseH1004, whoH834 3have eyesH5869 to seeH7200 but do not seeH7200, earsH241 to hearH8085 but do not hearH8085; for they are a rebelliousH4805 houseH1004. 3So as for you, sonH1121 of manH120, prepareH6213 for yourself baggageH3627 for exileH1473 and goH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 by dayH3119 in their sightH5869; that is, goH1540 intoH1540 exileH1540 from your placeH4725 to anotherH312 placeH4725 in their sightH5869. 4PerhapsH194 they will 5understandH7200, thoughH3588 they are a rebelliousH4805 houseH1004. 4BringH3318 your baggageH3627 outH3318 by dayH3119 in their sightH5869, as baggageH3627 for exileH1473. Then you shall goH3318 outH3318 6at eveningH6153 in their sightH5869, as those who are goingH4161 into exileH1473. 5DigH2864 a hole through the wallH7023 in their sightH5869 and 7goH3318 outH3318 through it. 6LoadH5375 the baggage on your shoulderH3802 in their sightH5869 and carryH3318 it outH3318 in the darkH5939. You shall 8coverH3680 your faceH6440 so that you cannotH3808 seeH7200 the landH776, for I have setH5414 you as a 9signH4159 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.”

7Then I 10didH6213 soH3651, justH3512 asH3512 I had been commandedH6680. By dayH3119 I 11broughtH3318 outH3318 my baggageH3627 like the baggageH3627 of an exileH1473. Then in the eveningH6153 I dugH2864 through the wallH7023 with my handsH3027; I wentH3318 outH3318 in the darkH5939 and carriedH5375 the baggage on my shoulderH3802 in their sightH5869.

8And in the morningH1242 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 9“SonH1121 of manH120, has the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, the 12rebelliousH4805 houseH1004, not saidH559 to you, ‘13WhatH4100 are you doingH6213?’ 10SayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 14GodH3068 saysH559: “ThisH2088 15pronouncementH4853 concerns the princeH5387 in JerusalemH3389 as well as allH3605 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 whoH834 are 16in it.”’ 11SayH559, ‘I am 17a 18signH4159 to you. JustH3512 asH3512 I have doneH6213, soH3651 it will be doneH6213 to them; they will 19goH1980 into exileH1473, into captivityH7628.’ 12The 20princeH5387 whoH834 is amongH8432 them will loadH5375 his baggage on his shoulderH3802 in the darkH5939 and goH3318 outH3318. 21They will digH2864 a hole through the wallH7023 to bringH3318 it outH3318 through it. He will coverH3680 his faceH6440 soH3282H834 that he cannot seeH7200 the landH776 with his eyesH5869. 13I will also spreadH6566 My 22netH7568 overH5921 him, and he will be caughtH8610 in My netH4686. And I will bringH935 him to BabylonH894 in the landH776 of the ChaldeansH3778; yet he will 23not seeH7200 it, though he will dieH4191 thereH8033. 14And I will 24scatterH2219 to everyH3605 windH7307 allH3605 whoH834 are aroundH5439 him, his helpersH5828 and allH3605 his troopsH102; and I will drawH7385 outH7385 a swordH2719 afterH310 them. 15So they will 25knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068, when I disperseH6327 them among the nationsH1471 and scatterH2219 them among the countriesH776. 16But I will 26spareH3498 a fewH4557 of them from the 27swordH2719, the famineH7458, and plagueH1698 soH4616 thatH4616 they may tellH5608 of allH3605 their abominationsH8441 among the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 they goH935, and 28may 29knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”

17Moreover, the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 18“SonH1121 of manH120, 30eatH398 your breadH3899 with tremblingH7494, and drinkH8354 your waterH4325 with quiveringH7269 and anxietyH1674. 19Then sayH559 to the peopleH5971 of the landH776, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 concerning the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 in the landH127 of IsraelH3478: “They will eatH398 their breadH3899 with anxietyH1674 and drinkH8354 their waterH4325 with horrorH8078, becauseH4616 31their landH776 will be 3233strippedH8074 of its fullnessH4393 on accountH6440 of the violenceH2555 of allH3605 who liveH3427 in it. 20The inhabitedH3427 34citiesH5892 will be in ruinsH2717, and the 35landH776 will be a desolationH8077. So you will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’”

21Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 22“SonH1121 of manH120, whatH4100 is thisH2088 36proverbH4912 you people have aboutH5921 the landH127 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, ‘The 37daysH3117 are longH748, and everyH3605 38visionH2377 failsH6’? 23ThereforeH3651 sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “I will putH7673 anH7673 endH7673 toH7673 thisH2088 proverbH4912 so that they will noH3808 longerH5750 useH4911 it asH4911 aH4911 proverbH4911 in IsraelH3478.” But tellH1696 them, “39The daysH3117 are approachingH7126 as well as the 40fulfillmentH1697 of everyH3605 visionH2377. 24For there will noH3808 longerH5750 be anyH3605 4142falseH7723 visionH2377 or deceptiveH2509 divinationH4738 withinH8432 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478. 25For I the LordH3068 will speakH1696 whateverH834 43wordH1697 I speakH1696, and it will be performedH6213. It will noH3808 longerH5750 be delayedH4900, for in 44your daysH3117, you 45rebelliousH4805 houseH1004, I will speakH1696 the wordH1697 and performH6213 it,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.’”

26Furthermore, the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 27“SonH1121 of manH120, beholdH2009, the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 is sayingH559, ‘The visionH2377 that he seesH2372 is for 46manyH7227 47yearsH3117 from now, and he prophesiesH5012 of timesH6256 farH7350 offH7350.’ 28ThereforeH3651 sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “NoneH3808H3605 of My wordsH1697 will be delayedH4900 anyH5750 longerH5750. WhateverH3605H834 wordH1697 I speakH1696 will be performedH6213,”’” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.