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Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the Israelites.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you cannot see the land you are leaving. For I have made you a sign for the people of Israel.” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/12.htm">New King James Version</a> In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you can not see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In their sight, carry the baggage on your shoulder and bring it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a wondrous sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As they look on, load the provisions and supplies on your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Lift the bag to your shoulders, and with your face covered, take it into the darkness, so that you cannot see the land you are leaving. All this will be a warning for the people of Israel. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Let them see you put your bags on your shoulders and carry them out in the dark. Cover your face so that you won't see the land. I've made you a sign to warn the nation of Israel." <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Let them watch you putting your pack on your shoulder and going out into the dark with your eyes covered, so that you can't see where you are going. What you do will be a warning to the Israelites." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> "While they're watching, carry your luggage on your shoulder and go out in total darkness. Cover your face so that you won't see the land, because I'm using you as a sign to Israel's house." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/12.htm">NET Bible</a> While they are watching, raise your baggage onto your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. You must cover your face so that you cannot see the ground because I have made you an object lesson to the house of Israel." <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, so that you do not see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou mayest not see the ground: for I have set thee for a sign to the house of Israel. <a href="/web/ezekiel/12.htm">World English Bible</a> In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land, for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Carry on the shoulder before their eyes, bring forth in the darkness, cover your face, and you do not see the earth, for I have given you [as] a sign to the house of Israel.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Before their eyes on the shoulder thou dost bear, in the darkness thou dost bring forth, thy face thou dost cover, and thou dost not see the earth, for a type I have given thee to the house of Israel.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Before their eyes upon the shoulder thou shalt lift up, in thick darkness thou shalt bring forth: thou shalt cover thy face, and thou shalt not see the earth: for I gave thee a wonder to the house of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In their sight thou shalt be carried out upon men's shoulders, thou shalt be carried out in the dark: thou shalt cover thy face, and shalt not see the ground: for I have set thee for a sign of things to come to the house of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In their sight, you shall be carried on shoulders, you shall be carried in the dark. You shall cover your face, and you shall not see the ground. For I have appointed you as a portent for the house of Israel.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Bible</a> While they watch, shoulder your load and go out in darkness. Cover your face so you cannot see the land, for I am making you a sign for the house of Israel! <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In their sight you shall lift the baggage on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark; you shall cover your face, so that you may not see the land; for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Take the luggage on your shoulder and go forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, that you may not see the ground; for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And pick up the baggage on your shoulders and come out in thick darkness, and cover your face that you will not see the land, because I have set you as a sign for the house of Israel<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the darkness; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground; for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> thou shalt be lifted up on men's shoulders, and shalt go forth in secret: thou shalt cover thy face, and shalt not see the ground: because I have made thee a sign to the house of Israel. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2558" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Signs of the Coming Captivity</a> …5As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it. 6<a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-cdc:: 3mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">And as they watch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: tiś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lift</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">your bags to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: kā·ṯêp̄ (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything.">your shoulder</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯō·w·ṣî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and take them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5939.htm" title="5939: bā·‘ă·lā·ṭāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Thick darkness. Feminine from an unused root meaning to cover; dusk.">at dusk;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: ṯə·ḵas·seh (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">your face</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that you cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ṯir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have made you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4159.htm" title="4159: mō·w·p̄êṯ (N-ms) -- A wonder, sign, portent. Or mopheth; from yaphah in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle; by implication, a token or omen.">a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.”</a> 7So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/13-19.htm">Jeremiah 13:19</a> The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive. <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4-7</a> Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. ... <a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4-7</a> When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. / But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. ... <a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Jeremiah 52:7-11</a> Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-20</a> So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ... <a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm">Isaiah 20:3-4</a> Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, / so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. <a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8-10</a> But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. / I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. / And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’” <a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a> If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’ <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9</a> Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war. <a href="/jeremiah/38-18.htm">Jeremiah 38:18-23</a> But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’” / But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.” / “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live. ... <a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a> This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/john/12-36.htm">John 12:36-40</a> While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them. / Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” ... <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25-27</a> They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a> as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-16</a> But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. / But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In their sight shall you bear it on your shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: you shall cover your face, that you see not the ground: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.cover<a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">1 Samuel 28:8</a> And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a> And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.<a href="/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17</a> For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.for I<a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Ezekiel 12:11</a> Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.<a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Ezekiel 4:3</a> Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.<a href="/ezekiel/24-24.htm">Ezekiel 24:24</a> Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-6.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Load</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-37.htm">Type</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Load</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Type</a> <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 12</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/12-1.htm">Under the type of Ezekiel's removing</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/12-8.htm">is shown the captivity of Zedekiah</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/12-17.htm">Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/12-21.htm">The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved</a> 26. <a href="/ezekiel/12-26.htm">The speediness of the vision</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And as they watch Ezekiel is instructed to perform a symbolic act in front of the people, emphasizing the importance of prophetic actions in conveying God's message. This public demonstration serves as a visual prophecy, a common method used by prophets to capture attention and communicate divine truths. The act of watching signifies the people's awareness and the inevitability of the coming judgment.lift your bags to your shoulder This action symbolizes the impending exile of the Israelites. The bags represent the necessities for a journey, indicating that the people will soon be forced to leave their homeland. This imagery is reminiscent of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, highlighting a recurring theme of displacement due to disobedience.and take them out at dusk The timing of dusk suggests secrecy and urgency, reflecting the suddenness of the Babylonian invasion and the subsequent exile. Dusk, a time of transition from light to darkness, symbolizes the impending judgment and the loss of divine favor. This also connects to the theme of darkness as a metaphor for God's judgment throughout scripture.cover your face so that you cannot see the land Covering the face signifies shame and mourning, as well as the loss of identity and connection to the land. It also indicates the blindness of the people to their spiritual state and the consequences of their actions. This act foreshadows the complete removal from the land, a punishment for their idolatry and rebellion.For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel. Ezekiel himself becomes a living symbol of the message he delivers. This prophetic sign is a direct communication from God, emphasizing the seriousness of the warning. The house of Israel refers to the entire nation, underscoring the collective responsibility and the widespread impact of their disobedience. This concept of a prophet as a sign is seen in other biblical figures, such as Isaiah and Hosea, who also embodied their messages through symbolic actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. Known for his symbolic actions and visions. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the people of Israel, particularly those in exile in Babylon, who are the primary audience of Ezekiel's prophetic actions and messages. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The place of exile for the Israelites during Ezekiel's time, representing a period of judgment and reflection for the nation of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/s/symbolic_action.htm">Symbolic Action</a> Ezekiel's act of carrying his bags in the dark and covering his face is a prophetic sign meant to convey a message from God to the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a> The historical context of the Israelites being taken captive and living in Babylon, which serves as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_prophecy.htm">Symbolism in Prophecy</a> Ezekiel's actions serve as a visual representation of God's message. Understanding the symbolism helps us grasp the seriousness of God's warnings and promises. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Ezekiel's willingness to perform difficult and strange actions demonstrates obedience. We are called to obey God's instructions, even when they seem challenging or unclear. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> The exile and Ezekiel's actions remind us of the reality of God's judgment. It is a call to repentance and a reminder of the consequences of disobedience. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> Despite the grim circumstances, God's messages through Ezekiel also contain hope for restoration. We can find hope in God's promises, even in difficult times. <a href="/topical/b/being_a_sign_to_others.htm">Being a Sign to Others</a> Just as Ezekiel was a sign to Israel, our lives can be a testimony to others. We should strive to live in a way that points others to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 12</a> <a href="/q/why_no_extrabiblical_reaction_to_ezekiel_12.htm">If God intended Ezekiel’s symbolic actions in Ezekiel 12:6–7 to be a warning for all, why is there no extrabiblical evidence of widespread awareness or reaction? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_signs_of_the_end_times.htm">What are the signs of the end times?</a> <a href="/q/why_were_people_complacent_in_ezekiel_12_27.htm">Why did the people remain complacent in Ezekiel 12:27-28, suggesting the prophecy had little impact if it was truly from God?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_killing_innocents.htm">Exodus 12:29 - How can a just and loving God sanction the killing of innocent firstborn children?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) Bear it . . . carry it.--The pronouns are not in the original, and are better omitted. Otherwise, the "it" might seem to refer to the stuff already carried out during the day. Read, "Thou shalt bear upon thy shoulders, and carry forth in the dark." The word rendered "twilight" is used only here and in <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm" title="And the prince that is among them shall bear on 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.">Ezekiel 12:12</a>, and in <a href="/genesis/15-17.htm" title="And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.">Genesis 15:17</a>, and means dark.That thou see not the ground.--This covering of the face might primarily be a token of grief; but as the whole action is distinctly prophetic (and is so interpreted; see <a href="/context/ezekiel/12-11.htm" title="Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall remove and go into captivity.">Ezekiel 12:11-14</a>), so especially was this sign. (See the account of the capture of Zedekiah in <a href="/context/2_kings/25-4.htm" title="And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.">2Kings 25:4-7</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/39-4.htm" title="And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate between the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.">Jeremiah 39:4-7</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/52-7.htm" title="Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.">Jeremiah 52:7-11</a>.) The king, with his men of war, escaped from the city secretly by night, was pursued and captured, and carried to Riblah, where his eyes were put out, and he was then taken in chains to Babylon. . . . <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And as they look on, לְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜ם (lə·‘ê·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain lift תִּשָּׂא֙ (tiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take your bags to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your shoulder כָּתֵ֤ף (kā·ṯêp̄) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3802.htm">Strong's 3802: </a> The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything and take them out תוֹצִ֔יא (ṯō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim at dusk; בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה (bā·‘ă·lā·ṭāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5939.htm">Strong's 5939: </a> Thick darkness cover תְכַסֶּ֔ה (ṯə·ḵas·seh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> To plump, fill up hollows, to cover your face פָּנֶ֣יךָ (pā·ne·ḵā) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face so that you cannot וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no see תִרְאֶ֖ה (ṯir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the land. הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I have made you נְתַתִּ֖יךָ (nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set a sign מוֹפֵ֥ת (mō·w·p̄êṯ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4159.htm">Strong's 4159: </a> A miracle, a token, omen to the house לְבֵ֥ית (lə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel.” יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Ezekiel 12:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:6 In their sight you shall bear it (Ezek. 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