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Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

"Son of man, you live in the ^(C1)midst of the ^(C2)rebellious house, who ^(C3)have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house.

"So as for you, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; that is, go into exile from your place to another place in their sight. ^(C1)Perhaps they will ^(F1)understand, though they are a rebellious house.

"Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you shall go out ^(C1)at evening in their sight, as those who are going into exile.

"Dig a hole through the wall in their sight and ^(F1)go out through it.

"Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall ^(C1)cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a ^(C2)sign to the house of Israel."

Then I ^(C1)did so, just as I had been commanded. By day I ^(C2)brought out my baggage like the baggage of an exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands; I went out in the dark and carried the baggage on my shoulder in their sight.

And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

"Son of man, has the house of Israel, the ^(C1)rebellious house, not said to you, '^(C2)What are you doing?'

"Say to them, 'This is what the Lord ^(F1)GOD says: "This ^(C1)pronouncement concerns the prince in Jerusalem as well as all the house of Israel who are ^(F2)in it."'

"Say, 'I am ^(F1)a ^(C1)sign to you. Just as I have done, so it will be done to them; they will ^(C2)go into exile, into captivity.'

"The ^(C1)prince who is among them will load his baggage on his shoulder in the dark and go out. ^(F1)They will dig a hole through the wall to bring it out through it. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.

"I will also spread My ^(C1)net over him, and he will be caught in My net. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will ^(C2)not see it, though he will die there.