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Ezekiel 12:1
The Word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
King James Version
The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
Again the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Again the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The worde of the Lorde also came vnto me, saying,
The worde of the Lorde also came vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:
The Lord said:
Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:
The word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,
THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to me.
The Lord spoke to me.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
American Standard Version
The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,
The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying:
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
The word of the Lord also came vnto me, saying;
The word of the Lord also came vnto me, saying;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
The worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,
New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
New Living Translation
Again a message came to me from the Lord :
Again a message came to me from the Lord :
New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to me:
The word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
THE MESSAGE
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."
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."
Contextual Overview
1 The Word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, you live among sinful people. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear. For they are sinful people. 3 So, son of man, get your things ready to take with you to another land, and let them see you leave during the day. Let them see you leave to go to another place. It may be that they will understand even if they are sinful people. 4 Take your things with you during the day, with them watching you. Take the things you will need for going to another land. Then let them see you go out at evening, like those who go to another land. 5 While they watch, dig a hole through the wall and go out through it. 6 Load your things on your shoulder while they watch, and carry the load out in the dark. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you as something special for the people of Israel to see." 7 I did as I was told. During the day I brought out my things that I would need to go to another land. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I went out in the dark and carried the load on my shoulder while they watched. 8 In the morning the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 "Son of man, have not the sinful people of Israel said to you, ‘What are you doing?' 10 Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: "This word is about the leader in Jerusalem, as well as all the people of Israel who are in it."'
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 13:18 - Smite Jeremiah 27:2 - put Ezekiel 12:9 - the rebellious Ezekiel 12:25 - O rebellious
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation. I will bring good to you. I will make your name great, so you will be honored.
And I will make you a great nation. I will bring good to you. I will make your name great, so you will be honored.
Genesis 12:3
I will bring good to those who are good to you. And I will curse those who curse you. Good will come to all the families of the earth because of you."
I will bring good to those who are good to you. And I will curse those who curse you. Good will come to all the families of the earth because of you."
Genesis 12:6
Abram passed through the land as far as the oak of Moreh at Shechem. The Canaanite people were living in the land at that time.
Abram passed through the land as far as the oak of Moreh at Shechem. The Canaanite people were living in the land at that time.
Genesis 12:10
Now there was no food in the land. So Abram went south to Egypt to stay there, because it was very hard to live in the land with no food.
Now there was no food in the land. So Abram went south to Egypt to stay there, because it was very hard to live in the land with no food.
Genesis 12:11
When he was about to go into Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, "I know that you are a beautiful woman.
When he was about to go into Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, "I know that you are a beautiful woman.
Genesis 15:7
God said to him, "I am the Lord Who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land for your own."
God said to him, "I am the Lord Who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land for your own."
Nehemiah 9:7
You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham.
You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham.
Isaiah 41:9
I have taken you from the ends of the earth. I have called you from its farthest parts, and said to you, ‘You are My servant. I have chosen you and have not turned away from you.'
I have taken you from the ends of the earth. I have called you from its farthest parts, and said to you, ‘You are My servant. I have chosen you and have not turned away from you.'
Isaiah 51:2
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain. When he was but one, I called him. Then I brought good to him and made him many."
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain. When he was but one, I called him. Then I brought good to him and made him many."
Ezekiel 33:24
"Son of man, the people who live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he owned the land. But we are many, and for sure the land has been given to us.'
"Son of man, the people who live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he owned the land. But we are many, and for sure the land has been given to us.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The word of the Lord came unto me, saying. The word of prophecy, as the Targum; the vision of the cherubim being over, this, very likely, immediately followed upon the former; though the exact time of the prophecy cannot be fixed, because the date is not given; it must be between the sixth month of the sixth year of Jehoiachin's captivity, Ezekiel 8:1; and the fifth month of the seventh year,
Ezekiel 20:1.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XII
The prophet proceeds, by a variety of types and parables, to
convince those of the captivity that their brethren who were
left behind to sustain the miseries of a seige and the insults
of a conqueror, would be in a much worse condition than they
who were already settled in a foreign land. In the beginning of
this chapter he foretells the approaching captivity of Judah by
action instead of words, 1-7.
He predicts particularly the flight, capture, captivity, and
sufferings of Zedekiah and his followers, 8-16,
compared with Jeremiah 52:11.
He is to eat his food with trembling and signs of terror, as an
emblem of the consternation of the Jews when surrounded by
their enemies, 17-20;
and then he answers the objections and bywords of scoffers and
infidels, who either disbelieved his threatening or supposed
the accomplishment of them very distant, 21-28.
Josephus (Antiq. xi. 10) tells us that Zedekiah thought the
prophecy of Ezekiel in the thirteenth verse inconsistent with
that of Jeremiah, (Jeremiah 34:3,)
and resolved to believe neither. Both, however, were literary
fulfilled; and the event convinced him that they were not
irreconcilable. Thus, blinded by infidelity, sinners rush on to
that detruction against which they are sufficiently warned.
NOTES ON CHAP. XII
