Ezekiel 12:7

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

5While they are watching, dig a hole in the wall and carry your belongings out through it. 6While they are watching, raise your baggage onto your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. You must cover your face so that you cannot see the ground because I have made you an object lesson to the house of Israel.” So I did just as I was commanded. I carried out my belongings packed for exile during the day, and at evening I dug myself a hole through the wall with my hands. I went out in the darkness, carrying my baggage on my shoulder while they watched. 8The word of the Lord came to me in the morning: 9“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

Ezekiel 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 2:8As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
• Ezekiel 24:18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. In the morning I acted just as I was commanded.
• Ezekiel 37:7So I prophesied as I was commanded. There was a sound when I prophesied – I heard a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
• Jeremiah 32:8Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, ‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me.
• Matthew 21:6So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
• Mark 14:16So the disciples left, went into the city, and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
• John 2:5His mother told the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.”
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command you.
• Acts 26:19“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
• Ezekiel 12:3“Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, although 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 12:7

• Ezekiel
• Instruction
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Carefulness
• Even; Evening; Eventide
• Ezekiel
• Shoulder
• Stuff
• 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