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Ezekiel, Chapter 12

¹ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ² “Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house. ³ Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; even go into exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will^a Or see that they areunderstand though they are a rebellious house. ⁴ Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile. ⁵ Dig a hole through the wall in their sight and^b Lit bring it outgo out through it. ⁶ Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.”	2 Isa 6:5 Psa 78:40 Isa 1:23 Eze 2:7 Eze 2:8 Isa 6:9 Isa 43:8 Jer 5:21 Mat 13:13 Mat 13:14 Mar 4:12 Mar 8:18 Luk 8:10 Joh 9:39-41 Joh 12:40 Act 28:26 Rom 11:8 3 Jer 26:3 Jer 36:3 Jer 36:7 Luk 20:13 Ti2 2:25 4 Ki2 25:4 Jer 39:4 Eze 12:12 6 Sa1 28:8 Eze 12:12 Eze 12:13 Isa 8:18 Isa 20:3 Eze 4:3 Eze 12:11 Eze 24:24
⁷ I did so, as I had been commanded. By day I brought out my baggage like the baggage of an exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands; I went out in the dark and carried the baggage on my shoulder in their sight.	7 Eze 24:18 Eze 37:7 Eze 37:10 Eze 12:3-6
⁸ In the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ⁹ “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’ ¹⁰ Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord^cGOD, “This^d Or oracleburden concerns the prince in Jerusalem as well as all the house of Israel who are^e Lit in their midstin it.”’ ¹¹ Say, ‘I am^f Lit your signa sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.’ ¹² The prince who is among them will load his baggage on his shoulder in the dark and go out.^g I.e. the king’s attendantsThey will dig a hole through the wall to bring it out. He will cover his face so that he can not see the land with his eyes. ¹³ I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there. ¹⁴ I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them. ¹⁵ So they will know that I am the LORD when I scatter them among the nations and spread them among the countries. ¹⁶ But I will^h Lit leave overspare a few of them from the sword, the famine and the pestilence that they may tell all their abominations among the nations where they go, andⁱ Or they will knowmay know that I am the LORD.”	9 Eze 2:5-8 Eze 12:1-3 Eze 17:12 Eze 20:49 Eze 24:19 10 Ki2 9:25 Isa 13:1 Eze 12:3-8 11 Eze 12:6 Jer 15:2 Jer 52:15 Jer 52:28-30 Eze 12:3 12 Ki2 25:4 Jer 39:4 Jer 52:7 Eze 12:6 13 Isa 24:17 Isa 24:18 Eze 17:20 Eze 19:8 Hos 7:12 Jer 39:7 Jer 52:11 14 Ki2 25:4 Ki2 25:5 Eze 5:2 Eze 17:21 15 Eze 6:7 Eze 6:14 Eze 12:16 Eze 12:20 16 Eze 7:15 Eze 14:21 Jer 22:8 Jer 22:9
¹⁷ Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me saying, ¹⁸ “Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety. ¹⁹ Then say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel, “They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because^j Lit hertheir land will be^k Lit desolatestripped of its fullness on account of the violence of all who live in it. ²⁰ The inhabited cities will be laid waste and the land will be a desolation. So you will know that I am the LORD.”’”	18 Ljr 5:9 Eze 4:16 19 Jer 10:22 Eze 6:6 Eze 6:7 Eze 6:14 Mic 7:13 Zec 7:14 20 Isa 3:26 Jer 4:7 Eze 5:14 Isa 7:23 Isa 7:24 Jer 25:9 Eze 36:3
²¹ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ²² “Son of man, what is this proverb you people have concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are long and every vision fails’? ²³ Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “I will make this proverb cease so that they will no longer use it as a proverb in Israel.” But tell them, “The days draw near as well as the^l Lit wordfulfillment of every vision. ²⁴ For there will no longer be any^m Lit vainfalse vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. ²⁵ For I the LORD will speak, and whatever word I speak will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, for in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it,” declares the Lord GOD.’”	22 Eze 16:44 Eze 18:2 Eze 18:3 Jer 5:12 Eze 11:3 Eze 12:27 Amo 6:3 Pe2 3:4 Eze 7:26 23 Psa 37:13 Joe 2:1 Zep 1:14 24 Jer 14:13-16 Eze 13:6 Eze 13:23 Zec 13:2-4 25 Num 14:28-34 Isa 14:24 Eze 6:10 Eze 12:28 Jer 16:9 Hab 1:5 Eze 12:2
²⁶ Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ²⁷ “Son of man, behold, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for manyⁿ Lit daysyears from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ ²⁸ Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “None of My words will be delayed any longer. Whatever word I speak will be performed,”’” declares the Lord GOD.	27 Eze 12:22 Dan 10:14


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