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Then in the evening, while they are watching, go out like those who go into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile, and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as those do who must go into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you shall go out at evening in their sight, as those who are going into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Bring your provisions <i>and</i> supplies out during the day as they watch, as provisions <i>and</i> supplies for [going into] exile. Then you shall go out at evening as they watch, as those going into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the day, bring out your bags like an exile’s bags while they look on. Then in the evening go out in their sight like those going into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the day, bring out your bags like an exile&#8217s bags while they look on. Then in the evening go out in their sight like those going into exile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After you have done this, return to your house. Later that evening leave your house as if you were going into exile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let them see you in the daylight. Bring out your bags as if you were going into exile. In the evening let them see you leave like a captive going into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />While it is still daylight, pack your bundle for exile, so that they can see you, and then let them watch you leave in the evening as if you were going into exile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Bring out your luggage, like you're packing to go into exile, and do this during the daytime while they're watching you. Later that evening, leave while they're watching you like someone heading into exile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Bring out your belongings packed for exile during the day while they are watching. And go out at evening, while they are watching, as if for exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall bring forth your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile; and you shall go forth yourself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at evening in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for moving. You shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go out into exile. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have brought forth your vessels as vessels of removal by day before their eyes, and you go forth in the evening before their eyes, as the goings forth of a removal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou hast brought forth thy vessels as vessels of removal by day before their eyes, and thou, thou dost go forth at even before their eyes, as the goings forth of a removal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And bring forth thy vessels as vessels of captivity by day, before their eyes: and thou shalt go forth in the evening before their eyes, as the goings forth of captivity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt bring forth thy furniture as the furniture of one that is removing by day in their sight: and thou shalt go forth in the evening in their presence, as one goeth forth that removeth his dwelling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall carry your supplies outside, like the supplies of one who is traveling far away, in the daytime in their sight. Then you shall go forth in the evening in their presence, just as one goes forth who is moving far away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />During the day, while they watch, bring out your bag, an exile’s bag. In the evening, again while they watch, go out as if into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile; and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as those do who go into exile.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then bring out your belongings by day in their sight, as though they were the necessary things for captivity; and you shall go forth in the evening like those who go forth into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And bring out your garments as garments of captivity by day in their sight, and go out in the evening as those in captivity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for exile; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt carry forth thy baggage, baggage for captivity, by day before their eyes: and thou shalt go forth at even, as a captive goes forth, in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2541" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Signs of the Coming Captivity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Bring out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ḵê·le·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">your baggage</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: ḡō·w·lāh (N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">for exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kiḵ·lê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3119.htm" title="3119: yō·w·mām (Adv) -- Daytime, by day. From yowm; daily.">by day,</a> <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.">as they watch.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: ḇā·‘e·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">Then in the evening,</a> <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.">as they watch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4161.htm" title="4161: kə·mō·w·ṣā·’ê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring. ">like those who go</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: gō·w·lāh (N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">into exile.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-19.htm">Jeremiah 13:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4-7</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Jeremiah 52:7-11</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a></span><br />Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4-7</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">2 Kings 25:18-21</a></span><br />The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers. / Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city. / Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a></span><br />After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-2</a></span><br />This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27-30</a></span><br />On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-3.htm">Jeremiah 34:3</a></span><br />And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16-18</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Luke 21:21</a></span><br />Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14-16</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-20.htm">Matthew 24:20</a></span><br />Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-31.htm">Luke 17:31</a></span><br />On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall you bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and you shall go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.</p><p class="hdg">at even</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Ezekiel 12:12</a></b></br> And the prince that <i>is</i> among them shall bear upon <i>his</i> 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 <i>his</i> eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a></b></br> And the city was broken up, and all the men of war <i>fled</i> by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which <i>is</i> by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees <i>were</i> against the city round about:) and <i>the king</i> went the way toward the plain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4</a></b></br> And it came to pass, <i>that</i> 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 betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Baggage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Belongings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Daytime</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Packed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Removing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Baggage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Belongings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Daytime</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Packed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Removing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-7.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-5.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-1.htm">Under the type of Ezekiel's removing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-8.htm">is shown the captivity of Zedekiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-17.htm">Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-21.htm">The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-26.htm">The speediness of the vision</a></span><br></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'; 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The "baggage for exile" represents the belongings one would take when being forcibly removed from their homeland. This act is a prophetic sign to the people of Judah, illustrating the impending Babylonian captivity. The public nature of this act, "by day, as they watch," emphasizes the transparency and inevitability of God's judgment. It serves as a warning to the Israelites, who had become complacent in their disobedience. The act of carrying baggage in daylight signifies the clarity and certainty of the prophecy, leaving no room for doubt or secrecy.<p><b>Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.</b><br>The instruction to perform this act "in the evening" adds a layer of urgency and impending doom, as nightfall often symbolizes judgment and the unknown in biblical literature. The repetition of "as they watch" underscores the importance of the community witnessing this prophetic sign, ensuring that the message is received by all. The phrase "go out like those who go into exile" indicates a physical demonstration of the exile experience, foreshadowing the actual event that would soon befall Jerusalem. This act serves as a living parable, much like the actions of other prophets such as Hosea and Jeremiah, who used symbolic acts to convey God's messages. The imagery of exile also connects to the broader biblical theme of separation from God due to sin, and the hope of eventual restoration, as seen in the return from Babylonian captivity and ultimately fulfilled in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He often used symbolic actions to convey God's messages.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, who were in exile in Babylon due to their disobedience and idolatry against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Jerusalem and took the Israelites into captivity. It serves as the backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. In this context, it refers to the Israelites' captivity in Babylon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy city of the Israelites, which was besieged and destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolic_actions_as_prophetic_messages.htm">Symbolic Actions as Prophetic Messages</a></b><br>Ezekiel's actions were meant to visually demonstrate God's message. Consider how God might use circumstances in our lives to communicate His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a></b><br>The exile was a direct result of Israel's disobedience. Reflect on the consequences of turning away from God and the importance of repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God provided hope and a future for His people. Trust in God's promises, even in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Ezekiel's obedience in performing symbolic acts shows the importance of following God's instructions, even when they seem unusual or difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_exiles.htm">Living as Exiles</a></b><br>As Christians, we are called to live as "exiles" in this world, maintaining our identity in Christ while engaging with the world around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_24_24-27_conflict_with_mourning.htm">Does the command to remain silent in Ezekiel 24:24-27 conflict with other biblical instructions on mourning or expressions of grief?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_ezekiel_12_3-7_acts.htm">How can we confirm Ezekiel's dramatic acts in Ezekiel 12:3-7 if no archaeological or historical records corroborate these public demonstrations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_genesis_13_14-17_reconciled.htm">In Genesis 13:14-17, God promises Abram that his descendants will inherit the land 'forever'; how can this be reconciled with later biblical or historical events suggesting otherwise?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Bring out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹצֵאתָ֨</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your baggage</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵלֶ֜יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for exile</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹלָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by day,</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹמָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3119.htm">Strong's 3119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daytime, by day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they look on.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then in the evening,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָעֶ֙רֶב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·‘e·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they look on,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go out</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּצֵ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like those who go</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמוֹצָאֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mō·w·ṣā·’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4161.htm">Strong's 4161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into exile.</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, exiles</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/12-4.htm">Ezekiel 12:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/12-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:4 You shall bring forth your stuff (Ezek. 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