Ezekiel 12

1 The word of YHWH also came to me, saying,

And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

2 "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.

“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.

3 Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight; and you shall move from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

And you, son of man, make your vessels of removal, and remove by day before their eyes, and you have removed from your place to another place before their eyes, it may be they consider, for they [are] a house of rebellion.

4 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.

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.

5 Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your stuff out that way.

You dig through the wall before their eyes, and you have brought forth by it.

6 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."

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.”

7 I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.

And I do so, as I have been commanded; I have brought forth my vessels as vessels of removal by day, and I have dug through the wall with my hand in the evening; I have brought forth in the darkness, I have carried away on the shoulder, before their eyes.

8 In the morning came the word of YHWH to me, saying,

And there is a word of YHWH to me, in the morning, saying,

9 "Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, 'What are you doing?'

“Son of man, have they not said to you—the house of Israel—the house of rebellion—What are you doing?

10 Say to them, 'Thus says YHWH: This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.'

Say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: This burden [concerns] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel who are in their midst.

11 Say, 'I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.'

Say: I [am] your sign; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they go.

12 "The prince who is among them shall bear on his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth. He shall dig through the wall and carry it through: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.

As for the prince who [is] in their midst, he carries on the shoulder in the darkness, and he goes forth; they dig through the wall to bring forth by it; he covers his face that he may not look on the very surface of the land.

13 My net also will I spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

And I have spread My net for him, and he has been caught in My snare, and I have brought him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, and he does not see it—and he dies there.

14 I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

And all who are around him to help him, and all his bands, I scatter to every wind, and I draw out a sword after them.

15 They shall know that I am YHWH, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.

And they have known that I [am] YHWH, in My scattering them among nations, and I have spread them through lands;

16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am YHWH."

and I have left of them, a few in number, from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence, so that they recount all their abominations among the nations to where they have come, and they have known that I [am] YHWH.”

17 Moreover the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

18 "Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness;

“Son of man, eat your bread in haste, and drink your water with trembling and with fear;

19 and tell the people of the land, 'Thus says YHWH concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and all that is in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it.

and you have said to the people of the land, Thus said Lord YHWH concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, concerning the land of Israel: They eat their bread with fear, and drink their water with astonishment, because its land is desolate, because of its fullness, because of the violence of all who are dwelling in it.

20 The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am YHWH.'"

And the cities that are inhabited are laid waste, and the land is a desolation, and you have known that I [am] YHWH.”

21 The word of YHWH came to me, saying,

And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

22 "Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?'

“Son of man, what [is] this allegory to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision has perished?

23 Tell them therefore, 'Thus says YHWH: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel'; but tell them, 'The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

Therefore say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: I have caused this allegory to cease, And they do not use it as an allegory in Israel again, But speak to them: The days have drawn near, And every vision has spoken.

24 For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

For there is no longer any vain vision, and flattering divination, In the midst of the house of Israel.

25 For I am YHWH; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it,' says YHWH."

For I, YHWH, speak, The word that I speak—it is done, It is not prolonged anymore, For in your days, O house of rebellion, I speak a word, and I have done it, A declaration of Lord YHWH.”

26 Again the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

27 "Son of man, look, they of the house of Israel say, 'The vision that he sees is for many day to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.'

“Son of man, behold, the house of Israel is saying, The vision that he is seeing [is not] for many days, and he is prophesying of far-off times,

28 Therefore tell them, 'Thus says YHWH: None of my words shall be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, says YHWH.'"

therefore say to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: None of My words are prolonged anymore, When I speak a word—it is done, A declaration of Lord YHWH!”