Ezekiel 12 — ENGLXXUP

12 Verse 1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^{Verse 2} 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. ^{Verse 3} Thou therefore, son of man, prepare thyself baggage for going into captivity by day in their sight; and thou shalt be led into captivity from thy place into another place in their sight; that they may see that it is a provoking house. ^{Verse 4} 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. ^{Verse 5} Dig for thyself into the wall of the house, and thou shalt pass through it in their sight: ^{Verse 6} 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. ^{Verse 7} And I did thus according to all that he commanded me; and I carried forth my baggage for captivity by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall for myself, and went out secretly; I was taken up on men’s shoulders before them. ^{Verse 8} And the word of the Lord came to me in the morning, saying, ^{Verse 9} Son of man, have not the house of Israel, the provoking house, said to thee, What doest thou? ^{Verse 10} Say to them, ^{Verse 11} say, I am performing signs: as I have done, so shall it be to him: they shall go into banishment and captivity. ^{Verse 12} And the prince in the midst of them shall be borne upon shoulders, and shall go forth in secret through the wall, and shall dig so that he may go forth thereby: he shall cover his face, that he may not be seen by any eye, and he himself shall not see the ground. ^{Verse 13} And I will spread out my net upon him, and he shall be caught in my toils: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; but he shall not see it, though he shall die there. ^{Verse 14} And I will scatter to every wind all his assistants round about him, and all that help him; and I will draw out a sword after them. ^{Verse 15} And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have scattered them among the nations; and I will disperse them in the countries. ^{Verse 16} And I will leave of them a few men in number spared from the sword, and from famine, and from pestilence; that they may declare all their iniquities among the nations whither they have gone; and they shall know that I am the Lord. ^{Verse 17} And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^{Verse 18} Son of man, eat thy bread with sorrow, and drink thy water with torment and affliction. ^{Verse 19} And thou shalt say to the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord to the inhabitants of Jerusalem on the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread in scarcity, and shall drink their water in desolation, that the land may be desolate with all that it contains: for all that dwell in it are ungodly. ^{Verse 20} And their inhabited cities shall be laid utterly waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. ^{Verse 21} And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^{Verse 22} Son of man, what is your parable on the land of Israel, that ye say, The days are long, the vision has perished? ^{Verse 23} Therefore say to them, ^{Verse 24} For there shall no more be any false vision, nor anyone prophesying flatteries in the midst of the children of Israel. ^{Verse 25} For I the Lord will speak my words; I will speak and perform them, and will no more delay, for in your days, O provoking house, I will speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord. ^{Verse 26} Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^{Verse 27} Son of man, behold, the provoking house of Israel boldly say, The vision which this man sees is for many days, and he prophesies for times afar off. ^{Verse 28} Therefore say to them,