Ezekiel 12:6

12:6 While they are watching, raise your baggage onto your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. ¹  You must cover your face so that you cannot see the ground ²  because I have made you an object lesson ³  to the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 12:12

12:12 “The prince ⁴  who is among them will raise his belongings ⁵  onto his shoulder in darkness, and will go out. He ⁶  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.

[12:6]  ¹ tn Apart from this context the Hebrew term occurs only in Gen 15:17 in reference to the darkness after sunset. It may mean twilight.

[12:6]  ² tn Or “land” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[12:6]  ³ sn See also Ezek 12:11, 24:24, 27.

[12:12]  ⁴ sn The prince is a reference to Zedekiah.

[12:12]  ⁵ tn The words “his belongings” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied.

[12:12]  ⁶ tc The MT reads “they”; the LXX and Syriac read “he.”