Ezekiel 12

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.

3 Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

4 Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.

5 As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.

6 And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

7 So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.

8 And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

9 “Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

10 Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’

11 You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.

12 And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.

13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.

14 And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.

15 And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.

16 But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

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 tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.

20 The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

21 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?

23 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

25 because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”

26 Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

27 “Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’

28 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”

1 ¶ The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house.

3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they [be] a rebellious house.

4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.

5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.

6 In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel.

7 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.

8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,

9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden [concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that [are] among them.

11 Say, I [am] your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity.

12 And the prince that [is] among them shall bear upon [his] shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with [his] eyes.

13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon [to] the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that [are] about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

15 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.

16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

17 ¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, [and] of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

21 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

22 Son of man, what [is] that proverb [that] ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

25 For I [am] the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

27 Son of man, behold, [they of] the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth [is] for many days [to come], and he prophesieth of the times [that are] far off.

28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

2 Son of man, thou dwellest in a rebellious house, which hath eyes to see, and will not see; ears to hear, and will not hear: but it is a rebellious house.

3 Wherefore, thou son of man, take thy travelling device, and depart in the daylight from before their eyes. Thou shalt remove from thy place unto another place in their sight, though they may know that they are a rebellious house.

4 And thou shalt put forth thy utensils, as an itinerant utensil, in the daylight before them: and thou shalt go forth in the evening before them, as a man goeth forth to wander.

5 And thou shalt break through the wall before their eyes, and there thou shalt pass through.

6 And thou shalt take it upon thine shoulder before their eyes, and when it is dark thou shalt carry it forth: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land. For I have set thee for a miraculous sign unto the house of Israel.

7 And I did as I was commanded, and brought forth my utensil, as an itinerant utensil, in the daylight; and in the evening I broke through the wall with my hand; and when it was dark, I took it upon my shoulder, and brought it forth before their eyes.

8 And the word of the LORD came unto me early in the morning, saying:

9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the disobedient house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

10 Say unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; This burden is upon the prince of Jerusalem, and upon all the house of Israel that are therein.

11 Say, I am your miraculous sign: as I have done, so shall it be done unto you, that ye shall wander, and be led captive.

12 Their prince shall bear upon his shoulder in the darkness, and shall go out through the wall, and they shall break it, and go out through it: his face shall be covered, and he shall not see the land with his eye.

13 And I will cast my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my pursuit, and I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans, which he shall not see; and there he shall die.

14 And all that are about him, and his assistants, and all his company, will I scatter to the winds, and will draw out the sword after them.

15 So shall they know that I am the LORD, when I cast them out among the heathen, and scatter them abroad.

16 But I will save a few of them from the sword, and from the famine, and from the pestilence: and they shall tell of those abominations among the heathen, whither they shall come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

17 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

18 Son of man, thou shalt eat thy bread with trembling, and drink thy water with shaking and sorrow.

19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the LORD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel, They shall eat their bread in sorrow, and drink their water in affliction: for the land shall be desolate of all that is therein, because of the iniquity of all the inhabitants thereof.

20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be desolate, and the land shall be waste. So shall ye know that I am the LORD.

21 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

22 Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, Because it hath been long consumed, now shall not the prophecy continue?

23 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; I will put away the proverb, that it shall no more be used in Israel. And speak unto them: The time is at hand, and all that is prophesied.

24 For now therefore ye shall know that no vision shall fail, neither shall any prophecy lie against the house of Israel.

25 For I am the LORD: whatsoever I speak, that shall be done, and it shall no longer be delayed: but in your time, ye disobedient house, I will do that which I speak, saith the LORD GOD.

26 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

27 Son of man, behold, the house of Israel saith, The vision which this man seeth is yet for a long time, and foreknoweth the time that is yet afar off.

28 Say therefore unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; What I speak shall no longer be delayed, but shall be done, saith the LORD GOD.