Verse 4

Ezekiel 12:4

New Living Translation

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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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הוֹצֵאתָ֨ כֵלֶ֜י/ךָ כִּ/כְלֵ֥י גוֹלָ֛ה יוֹמָ֖ם לְ/עֵֽינֵי/הֶ֑ם וְ/אַתָּ֗ה תֵּצֵ֤א בָ/עֶ֨רֶב֙ לְ/עֵ֣ינֵי/הֶ֔ם כְּ/מוֹצָאֵ֖י גּוֹלָֽה

English Translation

And you shall bring forth your vessels before their eyes in the daytime, and you shall go out in the evening before their eyes like the exiles go out.

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Chapter 12 Context

1 Again a message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

2 “Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hea... Focus ↗

3 “So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry,... Focus ↗

4 Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are wa...

5 Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go out through it. Focus ↗

6 As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you... Focus ↗

7 So I did as I was told. In broad daylight I brought my pack outside, filled with the things I might... Focus ↗

8 The next morning this message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

9 “Son of man, these rebels, the people of Israel, have asked you what all this means. Focus ↗

10 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: These actions contain a message for King Zedekia... Focus ↗

11 Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven... Focus ↗

12 “Even Zedekiah will leave Jerusalem at night through a hole in the wall, taking only what he can car... Focus ↗

13 Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land... Focus ↗

14 I will scatter his servants and warriors to the four winds and send the sword after them. Focus ↗

15 And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the LORD. Focus ↗

16 But I will spare a few of them from death by war, famine, or disease, so they can confess all their... Focus ↗

17 Then this message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

18 “Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water. Focus ↗

19 Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says concerning those living in Israel and Jerusal... Focus ↗

20 The cities will be destroyed and the farmland made desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’... Focus ↗

21 Again a message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

22 “Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to no... Focus ↗

23 Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you w... Focus ↗

24 “There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel. Focus ↗

25 For I am the LORD! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel.... Focus ↗

26 Then this message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

27 “Son of man, the people of Israel are saying, ‘He’s talking about the distant future. His visions wo... Focus ↗

28 Therefore, tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: No more delay! I will now do everything... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: Chapter 12 (28 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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