Ezekiel 12
1. The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying * ,
2. Son of man, thou dwellest * in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see * , and see * not; they have ears to hear * , and hear * not: for they are a rebellious house.
3. Therefore, thou son of man, prepare * thee stuff for removing, and remove * by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove * from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider * , though they be a rebellious house.
4. Then shalt thou bring forth * thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth * at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.
5. Dig * thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out * thereby.
6. In their sight shalt thou bear * it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth * in the twilight: thou shalt cover * thy face, that thou see * not the ground: for I have set * thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
7. And I did * so as I was commanded * : I brought forth * my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged * through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth * in the twilight, and I bare * it upon my shoulder in their sight.
8. And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying * ,
9. Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said * unto thee, What doest * thou?
10. Say * thou unto them, Thus saith * the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
11. Say * , I am your sign: like as I have done * , so shall it be done * unto them: they shall remove and go * into captivity.
12. And the prince that is among them shall bear * upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth * : they shall dig * through the wall to carry out * thereby: he shall cover * his face,that he see * not the ground with his eyes.
13. My net also will I spread * upon him, and he shall be taken * in my snare: and I will bring * him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see * it, though he shall die * there.
14. And I will scatter * toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out * the sword after them.
15. And they shall know * that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter * them among the nations, and disperse * them in the countries.
16. But I will leave * a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare * all their abominations among the heathen whither they come * ; and they shall know * that I am the LORD.
17. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying * ,
18. Son of man, eat * thy bread with quaking, and drink * thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
19. And say * unto the people of the land, Thus saith * the Lord GOD of the inhabitants * of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat * their bread with carefulness, and drink * their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate * from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell * therein.
20. And the cities that are inhabited * shall be laid waste * , and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know * that I am the LORD.
21. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying * ,
22. Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying * , The days are prolonged * , and every vision faileth * ?
23. Tell * them therefore, Thus saith * the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease * , and they shall no more use it as a proverb * in Israel; but say * unto them, The days are at hand * , and the effect of every vision.
24. For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
25. For I am the LORD: I will speak * , and the word that I shall speak * shall come to pass * ; it shall be no more prolonged * : for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say * the word, and will perform * it, saith * the Lord GOD.
26. Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying * ,
27. Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say * , The vision that he seeth * is for many days to come, and he prophesieth * of the times that are far off.
28. Therefore say * unto them, Thus saith * the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged * any more, but the word which I have spoken * shall be done * , saith * the Lord GOD.
