Ezekiel 12:12

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 unnatural and).

that he see not the ground Rather as R.V., because he shall not see the land.

withhis eyes Lit. by eyesight himself. The language is unnatural. LXX. "that he may not be seen by eye, and he himself shall not see the land." Whether original or not this rendering combines the two ideas expressed by "covering the face," viz. that of disguise (Job 24:15), and that of inability to see (Job 9:24). The prophet clearly foresaw the fall of the city and the captivity of the king, and he may have threatened the king with a chastisement for his rebellion which, though barbarous, was not unusual in that age. If he did so it is still probable that afterwards when composing his Book he made the references to the putting out of the king's eyes more distinct (Ezekiel 12:13).