Eze 12:4-12 | ESV | STEP | You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight , as baggage for exile , and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight , as those do who must go into exile .

Ezekiel 12:4-12

4 You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile, and you shall go out yourself ^aat evening in their sight, as those do who must go into exile. 5 In their sight ^bdig through the wall, and bring your baggage out through it. 6 In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you ^ca sign for the house of Israel.”

7 ^dAnd I did as I was commanded. ^eI 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.

8 In the morning the word of the Lord came to me: 9 ^f“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, ^gthe rebellious house, said to you, ^h‘What are you doing?’ 10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: This oracle concerns ^{▼▼Or This burden is} ^jthe prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.’ ^{▼▼Hebrew in the midst of them} 11 Say, ^l‘I am a sign for you: ^mas I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.’ 12 ⁿAnd the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk, and shall go out. ^oThey shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. ^pHe shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.