Hesekiel 12:4

Schlachter Bibel

Du sollst dein Geräte wie Wandergeräte bei Tage vor ihren Augen heraustragen; du aber sollst des Abends vor ihren Augen hinausziehen, wie man auszieht, wenn man auswandern will.

Parallel Translations

Lutherbible (1912)
Und sollst dein Gerät heraustun wie Wandergerät bei lichtem Tage vor ihren Augen; und du sollst ausziehen des Abends vor ihren Augen, gleichwie man auszieht, wenn man wandern will;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

at even: Ezekiel 12:12, 2 Kings 25:4, Jeremiah 39:4, Jeremiah 52:7

they that go forth into: Heb. the goings forth of

Reciprocal: Genesis 45:20 - stuff Jeremiah 46:19 - furnish thyself to go into captivity Ezekiel 12:3 - stuff

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then shall thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight,.... Bring it forth, that they may be spectators of it; and "by day", that it might be manifest to them what was carried out; and this day by day, till all was removed:

as stuff for removing; that is intended to be removed from one place to another, and is carried away in the daytime, in the view of everyone:

and thou shall go forth at even in their sight; as a man, having removed his goods in the daytime, goes forth himself at evening: this denotes the flight of Zedekiah from Jerusalem in the night, Jeremiah 39:4;

as they that go forth into captivity: with a sorrowful countenance, in a mournful habit, and with airs and gestures showing anger, anxiety, and distress; with a bundle on their shoulders, and a staff in their hands.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The particulars which Ezekiel here foretold actually occurred (compare 2 Kings 25:4; Jeremiah 39:4); but at this time Zedekiah seemed to be prosperous, and the Jews at Jerusalem expected, it is clear, a long continuance of his prosperity (see Ezekiel 17:1 note).

The prophetic character of the passage is undoubted (the prophet is declared to be “a sign,” Ezekiel 12:6) - the genuineness of the book and of the position of the passage in the book, are beyond dispute; in the historical event we have an exact fulfillment. The only legitimate inference is that the prophet received his knowledge from above.