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Ezekiel 12:3
3“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.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)“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.
- 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.
Context of Ezekiel 12:3
1Again a message came to me from the Lord: 2“Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people. “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. 4Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands. 5Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go 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 be slaughtered all the way to the borders of Israel. I will execute judgment on you, and you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 4:1“And now, son of man, take a large clay brick and set it down in front of you. Then draw a map of the city of Jerusalem on it.
- Jeremiah 13:1This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it.”
- Jeremiah 18:2“Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.”
- Jeremiah 19:1This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a clay jar. Then ask some of the leaders of the people and of the priests to follow you.
- Jeremiah 27:2This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.
- Ezekiel 33:11As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?
- Deuteronomy 5:29Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.
- Deuteronomy 32:29Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!
- Psalms 81:13Oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!
- Jeremiah 18:11“Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’”
- Jeremiah 25:4“Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention.
- Jeremiah 26:3Perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways. Then I will change my mind about the disaster I am ready to pour out on them because of their sins.
- Jeremiah 36:3Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings.”
- Luke 13:8“The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
- Luke 20:13“‘What will I do?’ the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I’ll send my cherished son. Surely 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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