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Ezekiel 12:3
3“Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious people.
Ezekiel 12:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry, and leave your home to go somewhere else. Do this right in front of the people so they can see you. For perhaps they will pay attention to this, even though they are such rebels.
Context of Ezekiel 12:3
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. “Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious people. 4During the daytime, while they watch, bring out your belongings packed for exile. Then in the evening, while they are watching, go out like those who go into exile. 5While they watch, dig through the wall and take your belongings out through it.
Read all of Ezekiel 12Ezekiel 12:3 word by word
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ כְּלֵ֣י גוֹלָ֔ה וּגְלֵ֥ה יוֹמָ֖ם לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם וְגָלִ֨יתָ מִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜ אֶל־מָק֤וֹם אַחֵר֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם אוּלַ֣י יִרְא֔וּ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore, thou sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- prepareעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- thee stuffכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- for removingגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
- and removeגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
- by dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
- in their sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
- from thy placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- to anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- it may be they will considerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: examineH7200
- a rebelliousמְרִיmerîy · rebellionH4805
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:3
- Ezekiel 11:10You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 4:1“Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.
- Jeremiah 13:1This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
- Jeremiah 18:2“Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.”
- Jeremiah 19:1This is what the Lord says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests
- Jeremiah 27:2This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck.
- Ezekiel 33:11Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’
- Deuteronomy 5:29Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
- Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
- Psalms 81:13“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways,
- Jeremiah 18:11“Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.’
- Jeremiah 25:4And though the Lord has sent all his servants the prophets to you again and again, you have not listened or paid any attention.
- Jeremiah 26:3Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done.
- Jeremiah 36:3Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, they will each turn from their wicked ways; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin.”
- Luke 13:8“ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.
- Luke 20:13“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’
Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Prepare thee stuff for removing - Get carriages to transport thy goods to another place; signifying by this the captivity that was at hand.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Stuff - Raiment, vessels, and the like. The “removing” was to be of the kind that accompanied exile. The whole account of this transaction marks it as a real act. The prophet was to be “a sign” to his countrymen, and the “exiles” as well as those that remained in Judaea had need to be taught this lesson, for though themselves far away, they looked to Jerusalem as their home, and were scarcely less eager for its safety than the inhabitants themselves.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. stuff for removing--rather, "an exile's outfit," the articles proper to a person going as an exile, a staff and knapsack, with a supply of food and clothing; so "instruments of captivity," Jr 46:19, Margin, that is, the needful equipments for it. His simple announcements having failed, he is symbolically to give them an ocular demonstration conveyed by a word-painting of actions performed in vision. consider--(De 32:29).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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