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Ezekiel 12 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Judah’s Captivity Symbolized

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:1 - The word of the LORD came to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:2 - “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:3 - As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile’s baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though[fn] they are a rebellious house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:4 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:5 - In their sight dig through the wall, and bring your baggage out through it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:6 - 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 a sign for the house of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:7 - And I did as I was commanded. I 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:8 - In the morning the word of the LORD came to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:9 - “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:10 - Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: This oracle concerns[fn] the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:11 - Say, ‘I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 - And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk, and shall go out. They shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:13 - And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:14 - And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, and I will unsheathe the sword after them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:15 - And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:16 - But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:17 - And the word of the LORD came to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:18 - “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:19 - And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink water in dismay. In this way her land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:20 - And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:21 - And the word of the LORD came to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - “Son of man, what is this proverb that you[fn] have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23 - Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, The days are near, and the fulfillment[fn] of every vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:24 - For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:25 - For I am the LORD; I will speak the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:26 - And the word of the LORD came to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:27 - “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:28 - Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be performed, declares the Lord GOD.”
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