The Book of Ezekiel (WEB)
12: 1The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying, 12:2Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the
rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don't see, who have ears to hear, and don't hear; for
they are a rebellious house. 12:3Therefore, you son of man, prepare you stuff for removing, and
remove by day in their sight; and you shall remove from your place to another place in their sight:
it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. 12:4You shall bring forth your stuff
by day in their sight, as stuff for removing; and you shall go forth yourself at even in their sight, as
when men go forth into exile. 12:5Dig you through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 12:6In
their sight shall you bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your
face, that you don't see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel. 12:7I did so as I
was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I dug
through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their
sight. 12:8In the morning came the word of Yahweh to me, saying, 12:9Son of man, has not the house
of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What do you? 12:10Say you to them, Thus says the Lord
Yahweh: This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom
they are. 12:11Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into
exile, into captivity. 12:12The prince who is among them shall bear on 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. 12:13My net also will I spread on 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. 12:14I will scatter toward every wind all who are round about him to help
him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. 12:15They shall know that I am
Yahweh, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.
12:16But 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 nations where they come; and they shall
know that I am Yahweh. 12:17Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 12:18Son of man, eat
your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness; 12:19and tell the
people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the
land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her
land may be desolate, and despoiled of all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who
dwell therein. 12:20The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a
desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh. 12:21The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
12:22Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are
prolonged, and every vision fails? 12:23Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will make
this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but tell them, The days
are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. 12:24For there shall be no more any false vision nor
flattering divination within the house of Israel. 12:25For I am Yahweh; I will speak, and the word
that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, rebellious
house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, says the Lord Yahweh. 12:26Again the word of
Yahweh came to me, saying, 12:27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision
that he sees is for many day to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off. 12:28Therefore tell
them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: There shall none of my words be deferred any more, but the
word which I shall speak shall be performed, says the Lord Yahweh.
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