Ezekiel
Chapter 12
1
The word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar} of Jehovah/God
also
came unto me, saying, 2
"Son
of man,
you
dwell in the midst of a rebellious house,
which
have eyes to see . . . and sees not.
They
have ears to hear . . . and hear not . . .
for
they are a rebellious house. 3
Therefore,
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 be a rebellious house. 4
Then
shall you bring forth your stuff by day in their sight,
as
stuff for removing.
And
you shall go forth at even in their sight,
as
those who go forth into captivity. 5
Dig
you through the wall in their sight,
and
carry out thereby. 6
In
their sight shall you bear it upon your shoulders,
and
carry it forth in the twilight.
You
shall cover your face,
that
you see not the ground . . .
for
I have set you for a sign unto the house of Israel."
7 And I did so as I was commanded.
I
brought forth my stuff by day,
as
stuff for captivity,
and
in the evening
I
dug through the wall with my hand.
I
brought it forth in the twilight,
and
I bore it upon my shoulder in their sight.
8
And in the morning came
the
word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar} of Jehovah/God
unto
me, saying, 9
"Son
of man,
has
not the house of Israel,
the
rebellious house,
said
unto you, 'What do you do?' 10``
Say
you unto them,
Thus
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah . . .
this
burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem,
and
all the house of Israel that are among them. 11
Say,
I am your sign . . .
like
as I have done,
so
shall it be done unto them . . .
they
shall remove and go into captivity.
12
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. 13
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.
14
And I will scatter toward every wind
all
who are about him to help him,
and
all his bands.
And I will draw out the sword after them. 15
And
they shall know that I am Jehovah/God,
when
I shall scatter them among the nations,
and
disperse them in the countries. 16
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 where they come
and
they shall know that I am Jehovah/God."
17
Moreover the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came to me, saying, 18
"Son
of man,
eat
your bread with quaking,
and
drink your water with trembling and with carefulness 19``
and
say unto the people of the land . . .
thus
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah
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 those who dwell therein. 20
And
the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste,
and
the land shall be desolate . . .
and
you shall know that I am Jehovah/God."
21
And the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came unto me, saying, 22
"Son
of man,
what
is that proverb that you have
in
the land of Israel, saying,
'The
days are prolonged, and every vision fails?' 23``
Tell
them therefore . . .
thus
said the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah . . .
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.' 24
For
there shall be no more any vain vision
nor
flattering divination within the house of Israel . . . 25``
for
I am Jehovah/God.
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,"
said
the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah.
26
Again the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came to me, saying, 27
"Son
of man, behold,
they
of the house of Israel say,
'The
vision that he sees is for many days to come,
and
he prophesies of the times that are far off.' 28``
Therefore
say unto them . . .
thus
said Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah . . .
there
shall none of My Words be prolonged any more,
but
the Word which I have spoken shall be done,"
said
the Lord/'Adonay God/Jehovah.
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