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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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THE MESSAGE
Ezekiel 12:11
"Also tell them, ‘I am drawing a picture for you. As I am now doing, it will be done to all the people of Israel. They will go into exile as captives.'
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Christian Standard Bible®
You are to say, ‘I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.’
You are to say, ‘I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.’
Hebrew Names Version
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
King James Version
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
English Standard Version
Say, ‘I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.'
Say, ‘I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.'
New American Standard Bible
"Say, 'I am a sign to you. Just as I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
"Say, 'I am a sign to you. Just as I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
New Century Version
Say, ‘I am a sign to you.' "The same things I have done will be done to the people in Jerusalem. They will be taken away from their country as captives.
Say, ‘I am a sign to you.' "The same things I have done will be done to the people in Jerusalem. They will be taken away from their country as captives.
Amplified Bible
"Say, 'I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
"Say, 'I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
World English Bible
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Say, I am your signe: like as I haue done, so shall it be done vnto them: they shall goe into bondage and captiuitie.
Say, I am your signe: like as I haue done, so shall it be done vnto them: they shall goe into bondage and captiuitie.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Say, 'I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
"Say, 'I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
Legacy Standard Bible
Say, ‘I am a wondrous sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
Say, ‘I am a wondrous sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.'
Berean Standard Bible
You are to say, 'I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.'
You are to say, 'I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.'
Contemporary English Version
I have done these things to show them what will happen when they are taken away as prisoners.
I have done these things to show them what will happen when they are taken away as prisoners.
Complete Jewish Bible
Say: ‘I am a sign for you. As I have done, so will it be done to them — they will go into exile, into captivity.
Say: ‘I am a sign for you. As I have done, so will it be done to them — they will go into exile, into captivity.
Darby Translation
Say, I am your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Say, I am your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Easy-to-Read Version
Tell them, ‘I am an example for all of you. What I have done will happen to you.' You will be forced to go to a faraway country as prisoners.
Tell them, ‘I am an example for all of you. What I have done will happen to you.' You will be forced to go to a faraway country as prisoners.
George Lamsa Translation
Say to them, I am a sign to you; just as I have done, so shall it be done to you; you shall go into captivity.
Say to them, I am a sign to you; just as I have done, so shall it be done to you; you shall go into captivity.
Good News Translation
Tell them that what you have done is a sign of what will happen to them—they will be refugees and captives.
Tell them that what you have done is a sign of what will happen to them—they will be refugees and captives.
Lexham English Bible
Say, ‘I am your sign, and just as I did, so will it be done to them in the exile; into captivity they will go.'
Say, ‘I am your sign, and just as I did, so will it be done to them in the exile; into captivity they will go.'
Literal Translation
Say, I am your wonder. As I have done, so it shall be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.
Say, I am your wonder. As I have done, so it shall be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Tell them: I am youre shewtoken: like as I haue done, so shal it happen vnto you: Flyt shal ye also, and go in to captiuyte.
Tell them: I am youre shewtoken: like as I haue done, so shal it happen vnto you: Flyt shal ye also, and go in to captiuyte.
American Standard Version
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Bible in Basic English
Say, I am your sign: as I have done, so will it be done to them: they will go away as prisoners.
Say, I am your sign: as I have done, so will it be done to them: they will go away as prisoners.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
say: I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them--they shall go into exile, into captivity.
say: I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them--they shall go into exile, into captivity.
King James Version (1611)
Say, I am your signe: like as I haue done, so shall it be done vnto them: they shall remooue and goe into captiuitie.
Say, I am your signe: like as I haue done, so shall it be done vnto them: they shall remooue and goe into captiuitie.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Tell them, I am your shewe token, lyke as I haue done, so shall it be done vnto them, they shall go into bondage and captiuitie.
Tell them, I am your shewe token, lyke as I haue done, so shall it be done vnto them, they shall go into bondage and captiuitie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
say, I am performing signs: as I have done, so shall it be to him: they shall go into banishment and captivity.
say, I am performing signs: as I have done, so shall it be to him: they shall go into banishment and captivity.
English Revised Version
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Seie thou, Y am youre signe of thing to comynge; as Y dide, so it schal be don to hem; thei schulen go in to passynge ouer, and in to caitifte.
Seie thou, Y am youre signe of thing to comynge; as Y dide, so it schal be don to hem; thei schulen go in to passynge ouer, and in to caitifte.
Update Bible Version
Say, I am your sign: like I have done, so it shall be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Say, I am your sign: like I have done, so it shall be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
Webster's Bible Translation
Say, I [am] your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity.
Say, I [am] your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity.
New English Translation
Say, ‘I am an object lesson for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile and captivity.'
Say, ‘I am an object lesson for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile and captivity.'
New King James Version
Say, "I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.'
Say, "I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.'
New Living Translation
Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives.
Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives.
New Life Bible
Tell them, ‘I am something special for you to see. As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will be taken to another land and held there.'
Tell them, ‘I am something special for you to see. As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will be taken to another land and held there.'
New Revised Standard
Say, "I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity."
Say, "I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Say, I, am your sign: As I have done, so. shall it be done to them, Into exile - into captivity, shall they go.
Say, I, am your sign: As I have done, so. shall it be done to them, Into exile - into captivity, shall they go.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Say: I am a sign of things to come to you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall be removed from their dwellings, and go into captivity.
Say: I am a sign of things to come to you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall be removed from their dwellings, and go into captivity.
Revised Standard Version
Say, 'I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.'
Say, 'I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.'
Young's Literal Translation
Say: I [am] your type; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they do go.
Say: I [am] your type; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they do go.
Contextual Overview
1 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." 7 I did exactly as he commanded me. I got my stuff together and brought it out in the street where everyone could see me, bundled it up the way someone being taken off into exile would, and then, as the sun went down, made a hole in the wall of the house with my hands. As it grew dark and as they watched, I left, throwing my bundle across my shoulders. 8The next morning God spoke to me: "Son of man, when anyone in Israel, that bunch of rebels, asks you, ‘What are you doing?' Tell them, ‘ God , the Master, says that this Message especially concerns the prince in Jerusalem—Zedekiah—but includes all the people of Israel.' 11 "Also tell them, ‘I am drawing a picture for you. As I am now doing, it will be done to all the people of Israel. They will go into exile as captives.' 12"The prince will put his bundle on his shoulders in the dark and leave. He'll dig through the wall of the house, covering his face so he won't have to look at the land he'll never see again. But I'll make sure he gets caught and is taken to Babylon. Blinded, he'll never see that land in which he'll die. I'll scatter to the four winds those who helped him escape, along with his troops, and many will die in battle. They'll realize that I am God when I scatter them among foreign countries. 16 "I'll permit a few of them to escape the killing, starvation, and deadly sickness so that they can confess among the foreign countries all the disgusting obscenities they've been involved in. They will realize that I am God ."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I am: Ezekiel 12:6
remove and go: Heb. by removing go, Jeremiah 15:2, Jeremiah 52:15, Jeremiah 52:28-30
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 4:3 - This Ezekiel 24:24 - Ezekiel Zechariah 3:8 - wondered at
Cross-References
Genesis 12:7
God appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your children." Abram built an altar at the place God had appeared to him.
God appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your children." Abram built an altar at the place God had appeared to him.
Genesis 12:14
When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians took one look and saw that his wife was stunningly beautiful. Pharaoh's princes raved over her to Pharaoh. She was taken to live with Pharaoh.
When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians took one look and saw that his wife was stunningly beautiful. Pharaoh's princes raved over her to Pharaoh. She was taken to live with Pharaoh.
Genesis 26:7
The men of the place questioned him about his wife. He said, "She's my sister." He was afraid to say "She's my wife." He was thinking, "These men might kill me to get Rebekah, she's so beautiful."
The men of the place questioned him about his wife. He said, "She's my sister." He was afraid to say "She's my wife." He was thinking, "These men might kill me to get Rebekah, she's so beautiful."
2 Samuel 11:2
One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."
One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."
Proverbs 21:30
Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived, can get the better of God .
Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived, can get the better of God .
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Say, I [am] your sign,.... Which represents you, and shows what will befall you:
like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; as he had carried out his stuff, and had removed it from one place to another, so they should be carried away out of their own land into a foreign country, as follows:
they shall remove, [and] go into captivity; the Babylonish captivity.
