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Ezekiel 12

CHAPTER 12 Captivity Portrayed

1 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 2 O son of man, [³in ⁴the midst ⁵of their iniquities ¹you ²dwell], the ones who have eyes to see, and do not see; and [²ears ¹have] to hear, and do not hear. For [³house ²a rebelling ¹it is]. 3 And you, O son of man, prepare for yourself items of captivity, and be as captured by day in their presence! And you shall be as captured from out of your place into another place before them, so that they should see, for [³house ²a rebelling ¹it is]. 4 And you shall bring forth your items, items [²of captivity ¹for a day] before their eyes. And you shall go forth at evening before them as [²goes forth ¹a captive] before them. 5 Dig for yourself into the wall! and you shall go completely through it. 6 [²before ³them ⁴upon ⁵a shoulder ¹You shall be taken up], and [²being hidden ¹you shall go forth]. [²your face ¹You shall cover up], and in no way should you behold the ground. Because [³as a portent ¹I have put ²you] to the house of Israel. 7 And I did so according to all as much as he gave charge to me. And I brought forth items [²of captivity ¹for the day], and at evening I dug through [³myself ¹the ²wall] by hand; and being hidden I came forth; [²upon ³a shoulder ¹I was taken up] in the presence of them. 8 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me in the morning, saying, 9 O son of man, said not to you the house of Israel, [³house ¹the ²rebelling], What are you doing? 10 Say to them, Thus says Adonai the lord; To the ruler and one guiding in Jerusalem, even to all the house of Israel, the ones who are in the midst of them. 11 Say that, I [²portents ¹do]. In which manner I have done, so will it be to them -- unto displacement and in captivity they shall go. 12 And the ruler in the midst of them [²upon ³a shoulder ¹shall be lifted], and being hid he shall come forth through the wall, and he shall dig through to come forth himself through it; [²his face ¹he shall cover up], so that he should not be seen by an eye, and he [³the ⁴ground ¹shall not ²see]. 13 And I will spread forth my net upon him, and he shall be seized in [²encompassing about ¹my]. And I will lead him into Babylon, into the land of Chaldeans. And [³it ¹he shall not ²see], and [²there ¹he shall come to an end]. 14 And all the ones round about him, his helpers, and all the ones assisting him, I will scatter to all the wind, and [²a broadsword ¹I will pour out] after them. 15 And they shall know, for I am the lord, in my scattering them among the nations. And I will scatter them in the places. 16 And I will leave of them a few men in number from the broadsword, and from famine, and from plague; so even they may tell in detail all their lawless deeds among the nations of which they entered there; and they shall know that I am the lord. 17 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 18 O son of man, [²your bread ³with ⁴grief ¹you shall eat], and [²your water ³with ⁴torment ⁵and ⁶affliction ¹you shall drink]. 19 And you shall say to the people of the land, Thus says Adonai the lord, to the ones dwelling in Jerusalem upon the land of Israel; [²their bread loaves ³with ⁴lack ¹they shall eat], and [²their water ³with ⁴obliteration ¹they shall drink], so that [³should be extinct ¹the ²land] with its fullness in impiety of all the ones dwelling in it. 20 And their cities being dwelt in shall be made quite desolate, and the land [²for ³extinction ¹will be]; and you shall realize that I am the lord. 21 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 22 O son of man, what is this parable to you concerning the land of Israel, saying, The days are far off; [³has perished ¹all ²vision]? 23 On account of this, say to them! Thus says Adonai the lord; Even I will turn back this parable, and no longer should [⁴speak ⁵this parable ¹the ²house ³of Israel]. For you shall say to them, [³have approached ¹The ²days], and the matter of every vision. 24 For there will no longer be any [²vision ¹false], nor one using oracles for favor in the midst of the sons of Israel. 25 For I the lord will speak my words, and I will act; and I will not lengthen the time still. For in your days, [²house ¹O rebelling], I shall speak the word, and I will act, says Adonai the lord. 26 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 27 O son of man, behold, the house of Israel, the one rebelling. In saying they say, The vision which this man sees is for [²days ¹many], and [³for ⁵times ⁴long ¹this one ²prophesies]. 28 On account of this, say to them! Thus says Adonai the lord; I shall not lengthen any longer all my words which ever I should speak, for I shall speak a word, and I shall act, says Adonai the lord!