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Text -- Ezekiel 12:1-28 (NET)
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Previewing the Exile
12:1 The word of the Lord came to me:
12:2 “Son of man , you are living in the midst of a rebellious house . They have eyes to see , but do not see , and ears to hear , but do not hear , because they are a rebellious house .
12:3 “Therefore, son of man , pack up your belongings as if for exile . During the day , while they are watching , pretend to go into exile . Go from where you live to another place . Perhaps they will understand , although they are a rebellious house .
12:4 Bring out your belongings packed for exile during the day while they are watching . And go out at evening , while they are watching , as if for exile .
12:5 While they are watching , dig a hole in the wall and carry your belongings out through it.
12:6 While they are watching , raise your baggage onto your shoulder and carry it out in the dark . You must cover your face so that you cannot see the ground because I have made you an object lesson to the house of Israel .”
12:7 So I did just as I was commanded . I carried out my belongings packed for exile during the day , and at evening I dug myself a hole through the wall with my hands . I went out in the darkness , carrying my baggage on my shoulder while they watched .
12:8 The word of the Lord came to me in the morning :
12:9 “Son of man , has not the house of Israel , that rebellious house , said to you, ‘What are you doing ?’
12:10 Say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : The prince will raise this burden in Jerusalem , and all the house of Israel within it .’
12:11 Say , ‘I am an object lesson for you. Just as I have done , it will be done to them; they will go into exile and captivity .’
12:12 “The prince who is among them will raise his belongings onto his shoulder in darkness , and will go out . He will dig a hole in the wall to leave through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes .
12:13 But I will throw my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare . I will bring him to Babylon , the land of the Chaldeans (but he will not see it), and there he will die .
12:14 All his retinue – his attendants and his troops – I will scatter to every wind ; I will unleash a sword behind them.
12:15 “Then they will know that I am the Lord when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among foreign countries .
12:16 But I will let a small number of them survive the sword , famine , and pestilence , so that they can confess all their abominable practices to the nations where they go . Then they will know that I am the Lord .”
12:17 The word of the Lord came to me:
12:18 “Son of man , eat your bread with trembling , and drink your water with anxious shaking .
12:19 Then say to the people of the land , ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel : They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in fright , for their land will be stripped bare of all it contains because of the violence of all who live in it.
12:20 The inhabited towns will be left in ruins and the land will be devastated . Then you will know that I am the Lord .’”
12:21 The word of the Lord came to me:
12:22 “Son of man , what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel , ‘The days pass slowly , and every vision fails ’?
12:23 Therefore tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : I hereby end this proverb ; they will not recite it in Israel any longer .’ But say to them, ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled .
12:24 For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering omens amidst the house of Israel .
12:25 For I , the Lord , will speak . Whatever word I speak will be accomplished . It will not be delayed any longer . Indeed in your days , O rebellious house , I will speak the word and accomplish it, declares the sovereign Lord .’”
12:26 The word of the Lord came to me:
12:27 “Take note , son of man , the house of Israel is saying , ‘The vision that he sees is for distant days ; he is prophesying about the far future .’
12:28 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : None of my words will be delayed any longer ! The word I speak will come to pass , declares the sovereign Lord .’”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Babylon |
EZEKIEL, 2 |
Israel |
Instruction |
Symbols and Similitudes |
Prophecy |
Zedekiah |
Ezekiel, Book of |
Ezekiel |
VISION |
SHOULDER |
Procrastination |
STUFF |
Wicked |
Proverbs |
Sorcery |
ZEDEKIAH (2) |
DEFER |
CARE; CAREFULNESS; CAREFUL |
EXILE |
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NET Notes: Eze 12:3 Heb “see.” This plays on the uses of “see” in v. 2. They will see his actions with their eyes and perhaps they will “see...
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NET Notes: Eze 12:7 The words “my baggage” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied from the context.
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NET Notes: Eze 12:10 The MT reads “within them.” Possibly a scribe copied this form from the following verse “among them,” but only “within i...
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NET Notes: Eze 12:13 There he will die. This was fulfilled when King Zedekiah died in exile (Jer 52:11).
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