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They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/12.htm">New King James Version</a> “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Son of man, you live among a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious people. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, son of man, you are living among rebellious people. They have eyes, but refuse to see; they have ears, but refuse to listen. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not, which have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Son of man, you are living among rebellious people. They have eyes, but they can't see. They have ears, but they can't hear because they are rebellious people. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Mortal man," he said, "you are living among rebellious people. They have eyes, but they see nothing; they have ears, but they hear nothing, because they are rebellious. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Son of Man, you live in a rebellious house that has eyes to see, but they can't see, and ears to hear, but they can't hear, since they're a rebellious house. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/net/ezekiel/12.htm">NET Bible</a> "Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, because they are a rebellious house. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and do not see, who have ears to hear, and do not hear; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/web/ezekiel/12.htm">World English Bible</a> “Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Son of man, you are dwelling in the midst of the house of rebellion, that have eyes to see, and they have not seen; they have ears to hear, and they have not heard; for they [are] a house of rebellion. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Son of man, in the midst of the rebellious house thou art dwelling, that have eyes to see, and they have not seen; ears they have to hear, and they have not heard; for a rebellious house are they. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Son of man, thou art dwelling in the midst of a house of contradiction, which to them eyes to see, and they saw not: ears to them to hear, and they heard not: for they are a house of contradiction.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a provoking house: who have eyes to see, and see not: and ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a provoking house. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Son of man, you live in the midst of a provoking house. They have eyes to see, and they do not see; and ears to hear, and they do not hear. For they are a provoking house. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house; they have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear. They are such a rebellious house! <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Mortal, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see and see not; who have ears to hear and hear not; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Son of man, you dwell within a rebellious house, because they have eyes and do not see, and they have ears and they do not hear, for they are a rebellious house<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the iniquities of those, who have eyes to see, and see not; and have ears to hear, and hear not: because it is a provoking house. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/12-2.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=2511" 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> 1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">are living</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4805.htm" title="4805: ham·me·rî (Art:: N-ms) -- Rebellion. From marah; bitterness, i.e. rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious.">a rebellious</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yim (N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">They have eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: lir·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to see</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.">but do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see,</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·na·yim (N-fd) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">and ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to hear</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.">but do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mê·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/4805.htm" title="4805: mə·rî (N-ms) -- Rebellion. From marah; bitterness, i.e. rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious.">are a rebellious</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house.</a> 3Therefore, 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.…<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="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a> 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="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a> “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. <a href="/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18</a> ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember? <a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a> ‘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="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a> Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear. <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="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a> “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” <a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Isaiah 42:18-20</a> Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see! / Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD? / Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.” <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a> Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-15</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. <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a> But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8</a> Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf. <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a> To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. <a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a> Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Son of man, you dwell in the middle 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.thou<a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3,6-8</a> And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day… <a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Ezekiel 3:9,26,27</a> As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house… <a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12</a> Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;which<a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a> Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.<a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9,10</a> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not… <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9-12</a> Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink… for<a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">Ezekiel 2:5</a> And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-13.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-13.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Uncontrolled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-12.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-4.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-3.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">Uncontrolled</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>Son of man This title is frequently used for Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a representative of the people. It underscores the contrast between the divine message he delivers and his human nature. The term is also a messianic title used for Jesus Christ in the New Testament, highlighting His role as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.you are living in a rebellious house Ezekiel is among the exiles in Babylon, living with the Israelites who have been deported due to their disobedience to God. The term "rebellious house" refers to the persistent disobedience and idolatry of the Israelites, which led to their exile. This rebellion is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, illustrating the covenantal relationship between God and Israel and their frequent breaches of that covenant.They have eyes to see but do not see This phrase indicates spiritual blindness. Despite having the ability to perceive God's works and messages, the Israelites choose not to understand or accept them. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> and later in the New Testament in <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a>, where Jesus speaks of the people's inability to perceive spiritual truths.and ears to hear but do not hear Similar to their spiritual blindness, the Israelites are described as having the capacity to hear God's word but refusing to listen. This selective hearing is a metaphor for their stubbornness and unwillingness to heed prophetic warnings. This theme is also present in <a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a> and is reiterated by Jesus in <a href="/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18</a>, emphasizing the importance of spiritual receptivity.for they are a rebellious house The repetition of "rebellious house" underscores the severity and persistence of Israel's disobedience. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of rebellion against God, which in this context, is the Babylonian exile. This phrase also foreshadows the eventual hope of restoration, as God remains faithful to His covenant, promising redemption and return for those who repent.<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 Babylonian exile. Known for his vivid visions and symbolic acts. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel.htm">The House of Israel</a> Refers to the Israelites, God's chosen people, who are in a state of rebellion against God during the time of Ezekiel's prophecy. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians, a significant event in Jewish history that serves as the backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a> Just as the Israelites had physical senses but lacked spiritual perception, we must cultivate a sensitivity to God's voice and presence in our lives. <a href="/topical/r/rebellion_and_consequences.htm">Rebellion and Consequences</a> The Israelites' rebellion led to their exile. We should be mindful of the consequences of turning away from God's commands and seek repentance. <a href="/topical/p/prophetic_warnings.htm">Prophetic Warnings</a> God often uses prophets to warn His people. We should be attentive to the messages God sends through His Word and His messengers today. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Regularly assess whether we are truly seeing and hearing God's truth or if we are spiritually blind and deaf due to sin or complacency. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit helps us to see and hear spiritually. We should pray for the Spirit's guidance to understand and apply God's Word in our lives.<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/what_does_spiritual_blindness_mean.htm">What does spiritual blindness mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_a_'spirit'_enter_ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel 2:1-2: How can a literal 'Spirit' physically enter Ezekiel, and is there any natural or historical explanation for such an event?</a> <a href="/q/was_ezekiel_15_edited_or_added_later.htm">Is there any evidence that Ezekiel 15 was edited or added later, indicating multiple sources or authors?</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>(2) A rebellious house.--Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm" title="Notwithstanding you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:">Deuteronomy 1:26</a>; <a href="/romans/10-21.htm" title="But to Israel he said, All day long I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people.">Romans 10:21</a>. The seeing not and hearing not is that perverse refusing to see and to hear so often spoken of in Scripture. (See <a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm" title="Yet the LORD has not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.">Deuteronomy 29:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm" title="And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.">Isaiah 6:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm" title="Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:">Jeremiah 5:21</a>; <a href="/context/matthew/13-14.htm" title="And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which said, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive:">Matthew 13:14-15</a>.) It was because of this disposition that the prophet was to give them a sign to which they could not shut their eyes. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Which have eyes to see, etc. We note the words in their relation both to like utterances in the past (<a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-20.htm">Isaiah 42:20</a>), and by Ezekiel's contemporary (<a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a>), and in the future by our Lord (<a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13</a>), by St. John (<a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a>), and lastly by St. Paul (<a href="/acts/28-27.htm">Acts 28:27</a>). The thought and phrase were naturally as ever-recurring as the fact. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being you אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are living יֹשֵׁ֑ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in בְּת֥וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre a rebellious הַמֶּ֖רִי (ham·me·rî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4805.htm">Strong's 4805: </a> Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious house. בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house They have eyes עֵינַיִם֩ (‘ê·na·yim) Noun - cd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain to see לִרְא֜וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see but do not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no see, רָא֗וּ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see and ears אָזְנַ֨יִם (’ā·zə·na·yim) Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> Broadness, the ear to hear לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently but do not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no hear, שָׁמֵ֔עוּ (šā·mê·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently for כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they הֵֽם׃ (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They are a rebellious מְרִ֖י (mə·rî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4805.htm">Strong's 4805: </a> Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious house. בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:2 Son of man you dwell (Ezek. 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