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Ezekiel 12
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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: 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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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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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 Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, 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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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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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 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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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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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
Ezekiel 12 - Signs of Captivity: Ezekiel enacts the "stuff for removing," digging through a wall to symbolize King Zedekiah’s failed escape. He also rebukes the proverb that says "the days are prolonged," declaring that judgment is immediate.
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. Acted Parables: Ezekiel serves as a "sign" (v. 11) to illustrate the reality of the coming deportation.2. The Blinded King: Prophesying that Zedekiah will be brought to Babylon but "shall not see it" (v. 13), fulfilled when he was blinded.
3. Certainty of the Word: "The word which I have spoken shall be done" – a rebuttal to the skepticism of the people.
Practical Lessons
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. The Danger of Procrastination: Assuming that judgment is far off is a common spiritual delusion.
2. Living as a Sign: Sometimes our lifestyle must be a visual sermon to those around us.
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. The Danger of Procrastination: Assuming that judgment is far off is a common spiritual delusion.2. Living as a Sign: Sometimes our lifestyle must be a visual sermon to those around us.