Ezekiel 12:3-12
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. aPerhaps they will ▼▼ Or see that they are
understand 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 cat evening in their sight, as those going into exile. 5“Dig a hole through the wall in their sight and ▼▼ Lit bring it out
go out through it. 6“Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall ecover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a fsign to the house of Israel.” 7I gdid so, as I had been commanded. By day I hbrought 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. 8In the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the irebellious house, said to you, ‘ jWhat are you doing?’ 10“Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord ▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch
God, “This ▼▼ Or oracle
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mburden concerns the prince in Jerusalem as well as all the house of Israel who are ▼▼ Lit in their midst
in it.”’ 11“Say, ‘I am ▼▼ Lit your sign
a psign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will qgo into exile, into captivity.’ 12“The rprince who is among them will load his baggage on his shoulder in the dark and go out. ▼▼ I.e. the king’s attendants
They 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.
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