Ezekiel 12

1Yahweh’s word also came to me, saying,

2“Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.Cross-references: Deut 9:7 · Deut 9:24 · Deut 29:4 · Deut 31:27 · Ps 78:40 · Isa 1:23 · +31 more

3“Therefore, you son of man, prepare your baggage for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.Cross-references: Deut 5:29 · Deut 32:29 · Ps 81:13 · Jer 13:1 · Jer 18:2 · Jer 19:1 · +12 more

4You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for moving. You shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go out into exile.Cross-references: 2Ki 25:4 · Jer 39:4 · Jer 52:7 · Ezek 12:12

5Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your baggage out that way.Cross-references: 2Ki 25:4 · Jer 39:2

6In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land, for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.”Cross-references: 1Sam 28:8 · 2Sam 15:30 · Job 24:17 · Isa 8:18 · Isa 20:2 · Ezek 4:3 · +2 more

7I did so as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for moving, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought it out in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.Cross-references: Jer 32:8 · Ezek 2:8 · Ezek 12:3 · Ezek 24:18 · Ezek 37:7 · Ezek 37:10 · +5 more

8In the morning, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

9“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’Cross-references: Ezek 2:5 · Ezek 12:1 · Ezek 17:12 · Ezek 20:49 · Ezek 24:19

10“Say to them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.”’Cross-references: 2Ki 9:25 · Isa 13:1 · Isa 14:28 · Jer 21:7 · Jer 24:8 · Jer 38:18 · +4 more

11“Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.Cross-references: Jer 15:2 · Jer 52:15 · Jer 52:28 · Ezek 12:6

12“‘The prince who is among them will bear his baggage on his shoulder in the dark, and will go out. They will dig through the wall to carry things out that way. He will cover his face, because he will not see the land with his eyes.Cross-references: 2Ki 25:4 · Jer 39:4 · Jer 42:7 · Jer 52:7 · Ezek 12:6

13I will also spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.Cross-references: 2Ki 25:5 · Job 19:6 · Ps 11:6 · Isa 24:17 · Jer 34:3 · Jer 39:7 · +11 more

14I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands. I will draw out the sword after them.Cross-references: Lev 26:33 · 2Ki 25:4 · Jer 42:16 · Jer 42:22 · Ezek 5:2 · Ezek 5:10 · +3 more

15“‘They will know that I am Yahweh when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries.Cross-references: Ps 9:16 · Ezek 5:13 · Ezek 6:7 · Ezek 6:14 · Ezek 7:4 · Ezek 11:10 · +9 more

16But 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 nations where they come. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’”Cross-references: Gen 13:16 · Lev 26:40 · Deut 29:24 · 1Ki 9:6 · Isa 1:9 · Isa 6:13 · +16 more

17Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

18“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness.Cross-references: Lev 26:26 · Lev 26:36 · Deut 28:48 · Deut 28:65 · Job 3:24 · Ps 60:2 · +5 more

19Tell the people of the land, ‘The Lord Yahweh says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: “They will eat their bread with fearfulness and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.Cross-references: Gen 6:11 · 1Ki 17:10 · Ps 24:1 · Ps 107:34 · Isa 6:11 · Jer 4:27 · +17 more

20The cities that are inhabited will be laid waste, and the land will be a desolation. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”’”Cross-references: Isa 3:26 · Isa 7:23 · Isa 24:3 · Isa 24:12 · Isa 64:10 · Jer 4:7 · +11 more

21Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?Cross-references: Isa 5:19 · Jer 5:12 · Jer 23:33 · Ezek 11:3 · Ezek 12:27 · Ezek 16:44 · +3 more

23Tell them therefore, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I will make this proverb to cease, and they will no more use it as a proverb in Israel;”’ but tell them, ‘“The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.Cross-references: Ps 37:13 · Isa 28:22 · Ezek 7:2 · Ezek 7:5 · Ezek 7:10 · Ezek 12:25 · +6 more

24For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.Cross-references: 1Ki 22:11 · 1Ki 22:17 · Prov 26:28 · Jer 14:13 · Jer 23:14 · Lam 2:14 · +6 more

25For I am Yahweh. I will speak, and the word that I speak will be performed. It will be no more deferred; for in your days, rebellious house, I will speak the word and will perform it,” says the Lord Yahweh.’”Cross-references: Num 14:28 · Isa 14:24 · Isa 55:11 · Jer 16:9 · Lam 2:17 · Ezek 6:10 · +9 more

26Again Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

27“Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.’Cross-references: Isa 28:14 · Ezek 12:22 · Dan 10:14 · 2Pet 3:4

28“Therefore tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “None of my words will be deferred any more, but the word which I speak will be performed,” says the Lord Yahweh.’”Cross-references: Jer 4:7 · Jer 44:28 · Ezek 12:23 · Matt 24:48 · Mark 13:32 · Luke 21:34 · +2 more