cover thy face. The sign (Ezekiel 12:11) that Zedekiah would disguise himself.
the ground. the land: i.e. the land Zedekish was going forth from and would never see again. Hebrew. eth haerez.
a sign. Hebrew. 'oth. Compare Genesis 1:14. Divine portents as to things that were to come.
Verse Ezekiel 12:6. _THOU SHALT COVER THY FACE, THAT THOU SEE NOT THE_ _GROUND_] Referring to the blinding of Zedekiah: even the _covering_ _of the face_ might be intended to signify that in this way...
THOU SHALT COVER THY FACE - A sign of mourning (see Ezekiel 24:17); also of Zedekiah’s blindness Ezekiel 12:12....
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...
Symbolical action, prefiguring the escape and capture of the fugitives The details of the symbol seem to be as follows: First, the prophet prepares "stuff for removing" such articles as one meaning t...
The verse refers to the prophet's going out through the city wall, bearing on his shoulder the bundle of articles he carried with him in his flight. _in the twilight_ in the DARKNESS. So Ezekiel 12:7...
I HAVE SET THEE FOR A SIGN— That is, "as a man whose ways, words, and actions, shall be signs and figures to them of what is to happen: all in your person shall be significative and prophetical....
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...
In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Isr...
12:6 sign (h-37) Or 'portent,' as Zechariah 3:8 ; 'wonders,' Exodus 4:21 ....
§ 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,...
THAT THEY WOULD CONFIRM THE WORD] RV 'that the word should be confirmed.' TWILIGHT] RV 'dark,' and so in Ezekiel 12:7,...
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...
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
BEAR IT... CARRY IT. — The pronouns are not in the original, and are better omitted. Otherwise, the “it” might seem to refer to the stuff already carried out during the day. Read, “Thou shalt bear upo...
לְ עֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜ם עַל ־כָּתֵ֤ף תִּשָּׂא֙ בָּ †...
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...
In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou mayest not see the ground: for I have set thee [for] a (b) sign t...
Be carried. (Septuagint) St. Jerome reads, "thou shalt carry thy bundles on the shoulder," as many explain the Hebrew, (Calmet) and also ver. 7. "I bear it upon my shoulder," ver. 12. (Protestants) (H...
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...
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...
IN THEIR SIGHT SHALL THOU BEAR [IT] UPON [THY] SHOULDERS,.... The bundle, packed up for his use and service, carried out through the wall dug by him. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render i...
In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the hou...
_Therefore, prepare thee stuff for removing_ Hebrew, כלי גולה, _vessels_, or _instruments of removing_, namely, such as were suited for that purpose. Get all thy goods together, and pack them up as th...
In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, loading himself with the utensils which he had gotten ready, AND CARRY IT FORTH IN THE TWILIGHT, as the darkness of night was falling; THOU SHALT...
THE SIGN OF THE KINGS DEPARTUE...
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...
UPON THY SHOULDERS; in testimony of the servitude they shall be reduced to, who then must do what servants or beasts were wont to be employed in. CARRY IT FORTH; either the stuff or thyself; thou shal...
Ezekiel 12:6 sight H5869 bear H5375 (H8799) shoulders H3802 out H3318 (H8686) twilight H5939 cover H3680 ...
“Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your things out through there. In their sight you will bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You will cover your face so that you do n...
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...
_I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel._ MEN AND MINISTERS Ideas may be communicated quite as effectively through the eye as through the ear, by visible signs as by audible words. Thus...
_Prepare thee stuff for removing._ A DRAMA OF EXILE I. The vision in its historical fulfilment. II. The vision in its practical lessons for the present. 1. The consequence of sin is moral exile. A...
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. ...
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...
1 Samuel 28:8; 2 Samuel 15:30; Ezekiel 12:11; Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekie
Bare it — In testimony of the servitude they shall be reduced to, who then must do what servants or beasts were wont to be employed in. Cover thy face — As unwilling to be seen or known. For — I have...