Ezekiel 12:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 12:12

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.

15 ^a“Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.

16 ^aBut I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.”

Judgment Not Postponed

17 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

18 “Son of man, ^aeat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 12:12

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American Standard Version
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.

Amplified® Bible
And the prince who is in their midst shall lift up his luggage to his shoulder in the dark; then shall he go forth. They shall dig through the wall to carry out through the hole in it. He shall cover his face so that he will not see with his eyes the land.

Contemporary English Version
The leader of Jerusalem will lift his own bag to his shoulders at sunset and leave through a hole that the others have dug in the wall of his house. He will cover his face, so he can't see the land he is leaving.

Darby English Version
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon [his] shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth; they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby; he shall cover his face, that he see not the land with [his] eyes.

Good News Bible
The prince who is ruling them will shoulder his pack in the dark and escape through a hole that they dig for him in the wall. He will cover his eyes and not see where he is going.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"The prince who is among them will load {his baggage} on {his} shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig a hole through the wall to bring {it} out. He will cover his face so that he can not see the land with {his} eyes.

New International Version
"The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk and leave, and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.

New King James Version
And the 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The prince who lives among them will load his baggage on his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig a hole through the wall to bring it out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Revised Standard Version
And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth; he shall dig through the wall and go out through it; he shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.

Young's Literal Translation
As to the prince who `is' in their midst, on the shoulder he beareth in the darkness, and he goeth forth, through the wall they dig to bring forth by it, his face he covereth, that he may not look on the very surface of the land.

New English Translation
“The prince¹ who is among them will raise his belongings² onto his shoulder in darkness, and will go out. He³ 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.

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