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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New Living Translation
Ezekiel 12:1
Again a message came to me from the Lord :
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Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
King James Version
The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
Again the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Again the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The worde of the Lorde also came vnto me, saying,
The worde of the Lorde also came vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:
The Lord said:
Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:
The word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,
THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to me.
The Lord spoke to me.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
American Standard Version
The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,
The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying:
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
The word of the Lord also came vnto me, saying;
The word of the Lord also came vnto me, saying;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
The worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came to me, saying,
The Word of the Lord came to me, saying,
New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to me:
The word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, you're living with a bunch of rebellious people. They have eyes but don't see a thing, they have ears but don't hear a thing. They're rebels all. So, son of man, pack up your exile duffel bags. Leave in broad daylight with everyone watching and go off, as if into exile. Maybe then they'll understand what's going on, rebels though they are. You'll take up your baggage while they watch, a bundle of the bare necessities of someone going into exile, and toward evening leave, just like a person going off into exile. As they watch, dig through the wall of the house and carry your bundle through it. In full sight of the people, put the bundle on your shoulder and walk out into the night. Cover your face so you won't have to look at what you'll never see again. I'm using you as a sign for the family of Israel."
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, you're living with a bunch of rebellious people. They have eyes but don't see a thing, they have ears but don't hear a thing. They're rebels all. So, son of man, pack up your exile duffel bags. Leave in broad daylight with everyone watching and go off, as if into exile. Maybe then they'll understand what's going on, rebels though they are. You'll take up your baggage while they watch, a bundle of the bare necessities of someone going into exile, and toward evening leave, just like a person going off into exile. As they watch, dig through the wall of the house and carry your bundle through it. In full sight of the people, put the bundle on your shoulder and walk out into the night. Cover your face so you won't have to look at what you'll never see again. I'm using you as a sign for the family of Israel."
Contextual Overview
1 Again a message came to me from the Lord : 2 "Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people. 3 "So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry, and leave your home to go somewhere else. Do this right in front of the people so they can see you. For perhaps they will pay attention to this, even though they are such rebels. 4 Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands. 5 Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go out through it. 6 As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel." 7 So I did as I was told. In broad daylight I brought my pack outside, filled with the things I might carry into exile. Then in the evening while the people looked on, I dug through the wall with my hands and went out into the night with my pack on my shoulder. 8 The next morning this message came to me from the Lord : 9 "Son of man, these rebels, the people of Israel, have asked you what all this means. 10 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: These actions contain a message for King Zedekiah in Jerusalem and for all the people of Israel.'
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 13:18 - Smite Jeremiah 27:2 - put Ezekiel 12:9 - the rebellious Ezekiel 12:25 - O rebellious
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you."
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you."
Genesis 12:6
Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
Genesis 12:10
At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.
At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.
Genesis 12:11
As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, "Look, you are a very beautiful woman.
As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, "Look, you are a very beautiful woman.
Genesis 15:7
Then the Lord told him, "I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession."
Then the Lord told him, "I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession."
Nehemiah 9:7
"You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.
"You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.
Isaiah 41:9
I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying, ‘You are my servant.' For I have chosen you and will not throw you away.
I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying, ‘You are my servant.' For I have chosen you and will not throw you away.
Isaiah 51:2
Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor, and Sarah, who gave birth to your nation. Abraham was only one man when I called him. But when I blessed him, he became a great nation."
Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor, and Sarah, who gave birth to your nation. Abraham was only one man when I called him. But when I blessed him, he became a great nation."
Ezekiel 33:24
"Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.'
"Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The word of the Lord came unto me, saying. The word of prophecy, as the Targum; the vision of the cherubim being over, this, very likely, immediately followed upon the former; though the exact time of the prophecy cannot be fixed, because the date is not given; it must be between the sixth month of the sixth year of Jehoiachin's captivity, Ezekiel 8:1; and the fifth month of the seventh year,
Ezekiel 20:1.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XII
The prophet proceeds, by a variety of types and parables, to
convince those of the captivity that their brethren who were
left behind to sustain the miseries of a seige and the insults
of a conqueror, would be in a much worse condition than they
who were already settled in a foreign land. In the beginning of
this chapter he foretells the approaching captivity of Judah by
action instead of words, 1-7.
He predicts particularly the flight, capture, captivity, and
sufferings of Zedekiah and his followers, 8-16,
compared with Jeremiah 52:11.
He is to eat his food with trembling and signs of terror, as an
emblem of the consternation of the Jews when surrounded by
their enemies, 17-20;
and then he answers the objections and bywords of scoffers and
infidels, who either disbelieved his threatening or supposed
the accomplishment of them very distant, 21-28.
Josephus (Antiq. xi. 10) tells us that Zedekiah thought the
prophecy of Ezekiel in the thirteenth verse inconsistent with
that of Jeremiah, (Jeremiah 34:3,)
and resolved to believe neither. Both, however, were literary
fulfilled; and the event convinced him that they were not
irreconcilable. Thus, blinded by infidelity, sinners rush on to
that detruction against which they are sufficiently warned.
NOTES ON CHAP. XII
