Ezekiel 12:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 12:3

Judah’s Captivity Portrayed

1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of ^aa rebellious house, which ^bhas eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; ^cfor they are a rebellious house.

3 “Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

4 By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity.

5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it.

6 In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, ^afor I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

7 So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.

8 And in the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

9 “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, ^athe rebellious house, said to you, ^b‘What are you doing?’

10 Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “This ^aburden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.” ’

11 Say, ^a‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; ^bthey shall be carried away into captivity.’

12 And ^athe prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes.

13 I will also spread My ^anet over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. ^bI will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.

14 ^aI will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and ^bI will draw out the sword after them.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 12:3

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American Standard Version
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 are a rebellious house.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for removing {and} going into exile, and move out by day in their sight; and you shall remove from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider {and} perceive that they are a rebellious house.

Contemporary English Version
So before it gets dark, here is what I want you to do. Pack a few things as though you were going to be taken away as a prisoner. Then go outside where everyone can see you and walk around from place to place. Maybe as they watch, they will realize what rebels they are.

Darby English Version
And thou, son of man, prepare thee a captive's baggage, and go captive by day in their sight; and thou shalt go captive from thy place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

Good News Bible
"Now, mortal man, pack a bundle just as a refugee would and start out before nightfall. Let everyone see you leaving and going to another place. Maybe those rebels will notice you.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; even go into exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand though they are a rebellious house.

New International Version
"Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings for exile and in the daytime, as they watch, set out and go from where you are to another place. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

New King James Version
“Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; even go into exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand though they have demonstrated themselves a rebellious house.

Revised Standard Version
for they are a rebellious house. Therefore, 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 they are a rebellious house.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou, son of man, make to thee vessels of removal, and remove by day before their eyes, and thou hast removed from thy place unto another place before their eyes, it may be they consider, for a rebellious house they `are'.

New English Translation
“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,¹ although they are a rebellious house.

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