Ezekiel 12
Ezekiel Portrays the
Removal into Captivity |
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The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
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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: Is. 6.9, 10 · Jer. 5.21 · Mk. 8.18 for they are a rebellious house.
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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.
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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.
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Dig thou through the wall in their sight,
and carry out thereby.
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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.
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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.
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And in the morning came the word of the
LORD unto me, saying,
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Son of man, hath not the house of Israel,
the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
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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.
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Say, I am your sign: like as I
have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
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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.
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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 Chalde'ans; yet shall he not see it, 2 Kgs.
25.7 · Jer.
52.11 though he shall die there.
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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.
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And they shall know that I am the
LORD, when I shall scatter them among the
nations, and disperse them in the countries.
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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.
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking,
and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
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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.
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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.
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are
prolonged, and every vision faileth?
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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.
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For there shall be no more any vain
vision nor flattering divination within the house of
Israel.
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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.
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Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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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.
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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.
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