Book of Ezekiel_Chapter 12

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

Son of man, you dwell in a rebellious house. They have eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, because they are a rebellious family.

Therefore, Son of man, prepare the things that you will take captive and use, and move them from your place of residence to another place by day in front of their eyes. Although they are rebellious families, they may be able to speculate on their thoughts.

Take out your belongings in front of them during the day, as if they were ready to be taken captive for use. At night, you must personally go out in front of them, like a captive going out.

You need to dig through the wall in front of them and take the object out of it.

When it gets dark, you must carry it out on your shoulders in front of them and cover your face from the ground, because I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.

I did as I was commanded, taking out my belongings by day, as if they were to be taken captive for use. At night, I dug through the wall with my hands. When it’s dark, take them out with their shoulders draped in front of them.

The next morning, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Son of man, did not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, ask you, What are you doing?

You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: This is a burden concerning the king of Jerusalem and all the house of Israel around him.

You must say, ‘I am a sign to you, just as I have done, what will happen to them will also happen, and they will be taken captive.’.

The king among them will also carry the object on his shoulder and take it out at night. They are going to dig through the wall and take it out. He will cover his face and not see the ground.

I will scatter my net on him, and he will be entangled in my net. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans. Although he died there, he couldn’t see the land.

I will scatter all his helpers and all his armies around me, and I will draw my sword to pursue them.

When I scatter them among the nations, when I scatter them among the nations, they know that I am the Lord.

But I will keep a few of them safe from the sword, famine, and plague, so that they may recount all their detestable things among the nations they go to, and they will know that I am the Lord.

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

Son of man, when you eat, you will tremble with courage, and when you drink water, you will be troubled and anxious.

You shall say to the people of this land, This is what the Lord GOD says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: They shall eat with worry, and drink with fear. Because of the violence committed by the people living in it, this land will be abandoned and there will be nothing left.

The cities with inhabitants will become desolate, and the land will become desolate. You will know that I am the Lord.

The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Son of man, how can there be this proverb in your land of Israel, saying, The days are delayed, and all visions come to nothing?

Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord has said:’ I will put an end to this proverb, and it will no longer be used in Israel. ‘. But you shall say to them, As the days come, all visions shall come to pass.

From then on, there will be no more false visions and flattering divination in the house of Israel.

I, the Lord, will speak and my words will be fulfilled, and I will no longer delay. You rebellious house, the words I have spoken will be fulfilled while you are alive. This is what the Lord Jehovah has said.

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

Son of man, the people of the house of Israel said, The vision he saw is concerning many days to come, and the prophecy he prophesied is about a very distant time.

So you must say to them, ‘This is what the Lord has said:’ There will be no further delay in my words, and what I have said will surely come true. ‘. This is what the Lord Jehovah has said.