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Ezekiel 12:7
7And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my baggage by day, as baggage for captivity, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bore it upon my shoulder in their sight.1
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
5Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry them out through it. 6In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou mayest not see the ground: for I have set thee for a sign to the house of Israel. And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my baggage by day, as baggage for captivity, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bore it upon my shoulder in their sight. 8And in the morning came the word of the LORD to me, saying, 9Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to thee, What doest thou?
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וָאַ֣עַשׂ כֵּן֮ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צֻוֵּיתִי֒ כֵּ֠לַי הוֹצֵ֜אתִי כִּכְלֵ֤י גוֹלָה֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וּבָעֶ֛רֶב חָתַֽרְתִּי־לִ֥י בַקִּ֖יר בְּיָ֑ד בָּעֲלָטָ֥ה הוֹצֵ֛אתִי עַל־כָּתֵ֥ף נָשָׂ֖אתִי לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
- didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- baggageכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
- captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
- eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- dugחָתַרchâthar · to digH2864
- wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- handיָדyâd · handH3027
- twilightעֲלָטָה‛ălâţâh · darknessH5939
- boreנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- shoulderכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:7
- Ezekiel 2:8But thou, son of man, hear what I say to thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee.
- Ezekiel 24:18So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at evening my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
- Ezekiel 37:7So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
- Jeremiah 32:8So Hanameel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said to me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
- Matthew 21:6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
- Mark 14:16And his disciples went, and came into the city, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover.
- John 2:5His mother saith to the servants, Whatever he saith to you, do it .
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatever I command you.
- Acts 26:19Upon which, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:
- Ezekiel 12:3Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee thy baggage for captivity, and move by day in their sight; and thou shalt move from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though 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
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Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 12:7 digged: Heb. digged for me ↩
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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