The prince — Zedekiah. Shall bear — Disguised, as a servant, in hope to conceal himself, chuses the twilight as the time that would best favour his design. They shall dig — This was fulfilled when they broke down the wall to fly, Jeremiah 39:4. Cover his face — Zedekiah did by this aim at concealing himself.
CHAPTER S 12-19 Signs, Messages, and Parables _ 1. Signs given through the prophet (Ezekiel 12:1) _ 2. The message of speedy judgment (Ezekiel 12:21) 3. The message against false prophets and prop...
EZEKIEL 12. EXILE FORESHADOWED. Ezekiel 12:1. Flight from the Beleaguered City. Ezekiel's message of doom has surely been made plain enough, but the rebellious house will not listen; for one thing, th...
_shoulder in the twilight_, _and shall_ The balance of clauses requires: shall bear upon his shoulder; in the darkness shall he go forth (or, carry forth a slight change of reading, which obviates the...
SHALL BEAR UPON HIS SHOULDER— _Shall be carried upon shoulders,_ &c. _They shall dig through the wall, and he shall go out thereby._ Houbigant. Or rather, _He shall dig._ ο. Ar. Syr. For the fact, see...
CHAPTER SEVEN SYMBOLS AND SERMONS 12:1-14:23 This section does not begin with a chronological note, but in all likelihood the symbolic actions and oracles recorded here date from the same time frame...
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his 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...
SYMBOLS OF EXILE, FLIGHT, AND FAMINE Ezekiel's audience being blind to the meaning of the vision he has just described, he is commanded to give them, in new symbolic actions, a further representation...
§ 4. FURTHER PROPHECIES OF ISRAEL'S GUILT AND APPROACHING PUNISHMENT (EZEKIEL 12-19) This is a somewhat miscellaneous group of prophecies intermediate in date between the preceding (August-September,...
COVER THY FACE] A natural emblem for disguise and secrecy, but with a special reference, as Ezekiel 12:13 shows, to Zedekiah's blindness. THAT he SEE NOT] RV 'because he shall not see.'...
EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’ THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 12 *PROPHECY OF THE *EXILE – EZEKIEL 12:1-20 V1 Th
THEY SHALL DIG THROUGH THE WALL. — This circumstance is not mentioned in the history of Zedekiah’s flight; yet it is not necessary to understand it figuratively, since such a breach in the walls at a...
וְ הַ נָּשִׂ֨יא אֲשֶׁר ־בְּ תֹוכָ֜ם אֶל
THE END OF THE MONARCHY Ezekiel 12:1; Ezekiel 17:1; Ezekiel 19:1 IN spite of the interest excited by Ezekiel's prophetic appearances, the exiles still received his prediction of the fall of Jerusalem...
The prophet was next commanded to act in the sight of the people as an exile going forth from his country, preparing "stuff for removing," and carrying it forth from place to place. He obeyed the comm...
It is very proper for the Reader to remark what the Lord so often repeats to his servant the Prophet concerning his people, that they are a rebellious house. For this consideration will help the Reade...
We have said that two things were shown, both the people’s exile and their clandestine flight: the Prophet now speaks again about this trembling. He says therefore, that not only the vulgar and the dr...
Chapter 12 announces the fight and the capture of Zedekiah, who would be carried to Babylon though he would. not see it. All the force of Judah would be dispersed, and the land laid desolate; a small...
AND THE PRINCE THAT [IS] AMONG THEM,.... Zedekiah their king that reigned over them, in whom they trusted, and under whose government they thought themselves safe and secure: SHALL BEAR UPON [HIS] SH...
And the prince that [is] among them shall bear upon [his] 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 t...
_Hath not the house of Israel said_ That is, I know they have said; as the words, “are they not written in the book of Chronicles, &c.?” mean, they are written there. _What doest thou_, &c. They have...
THE SIGN OF THE KINGS DEPARTUE...
And the prince that is among them, the king of Judah at that time, SHALL BEAR UPON HIS SHOULDER IN THE TWILIGHT, trying to make his escape at nightfall, AND SHALL GO FORTH; THEY SHALL DIG THROUGH THE...
1-16 By the preparation for removal, and his breaking through the wall of his house at evening, as one desirous to escape from the enemy, the prophet signified the conduct and fate of Zedekiah. When G...
THE PRINCE; Zedekiah. AMONG THEM; in Jerusalem. SHALL BEAR UPON HIS SHOULDER; disguised no doubt as a common ordinary servant, in hope so to escape; but to conceal himself he flees in a disguise, and...
Ezekiel 12:12 prince H5387 among H8432 bear H5375 (H8799) shoulder H3802 twilight H5939 out H3318 (H8799) dig...
CONTENTS: Vision of the prophet as a sign. Full captivity near at hand. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel. CONCLUSION: Sinners often try to think their works are not evil because sentence upon them is not ex...
Ezekiel 12:3. _Son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing._ Bring out thy goods ready packed up, and place the baggage before thy door. As the captives on the Chebar would neither see nor hear the pr...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 12:1 The predictions of exile in this chapter come during a time when the exile has already begun. Thus, the chapter probably relates to the uncertain decade between 597 B.C. ...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 12:8 The explanation of the symbolic actions has both a broad and a narrow application. Verse Ezekiel 12:10 targets the prince in Jerusalem
2. FULLER DETAILS RELATING TO THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE AND THEIR PUNISHMENT (Chaps. 12–19) Intercourse with their countrymen in Jerusalem deeply affected the views and hopes of the exiled Jews, as the f...
EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 12:1 THE WORD OF THE LORD, etc. This formula, so familiar in Isaiah and Jeremiah, appears for the first time in Ezekiel, but occurs repeatedly afterwards, especially in this chapte...
CHAPTER 12. THE VISION OF EZEKIEL'S TYPICAL REMOVING AS AN EXILE, AND ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS. Ezekiel 12:1. _And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,_ Ezekiel 12:2. Son of man, thou dwellest i...
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and they do not see; they have ears to hear, and they do not hear: for...
2 Kings 25:4; Ezekiel 12:6; Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 42:7...