🔥WEB · Ezekiel 12:9
What does Ezekiel 12:9 mean?
"“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’"
— Ezekiel 12:9 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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.”
I did so as I was commanded. I brought out my stuff by day, as stuff for moving, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought it out in the dark, and bore it on my shoulder in their sight.
In the morning, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
“Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.”’
“Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.
“‘The prince who is among them will bear on his shoulder in the dark, and will go out. They will dig through the wall to carry things out that way. He will cover his face, because he will not see the land with his eyes.
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