Ezekiel:12

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* The word of the Lord came unto me , saying , * Son of man , in the midst of a rebellious family art thou dwelling , who have eyes to see , and see not ; who have ears to hear , and hear not ; for they are a rebellious family . * But thou , O son of man , prepare for thyself vessels for going into exile , and wander away by day before their eyes ; and thou shalt wander away from thy place to another place before their eyes : perhaps they may become aware that they are a rebellious family . * Then shalt thou carry forth thy vessels , like vessels of exile , by day before their eyes : and thou shalt go forth at evening before their eyes , as they do that go forth into exile . * Before their eyes break a hole through the wall , and carry through it . * Before their shalt thou bear them upon thy shoulders , in the dark shalt thou carry them forth : thy face shalt thou cover , that thou mayest not see the ground ; for as a token have I set thee unto the house of Israel . * And I did so as I had been commanded ; my vessels I carried forth by day , like vessels of exile , and in the evening I broke a hole for myself through the wall with my hand : in the dark I brought them forth , and I bore them upon my shoulder before their eyes . * And the word of the Lord came unto me in the morning , saying , * Son of man , have not the house of Israel , the rebellious family , said unto thee , What doest thou ? * Say thou unto them , Thus hath said the Lord Eternal , For the prince in Jerusalem is the doom , and for all the house of Israel , that are in the midst of them . * Say , I am your token ; just as I have done , so shall it be done unto them : into exile , into captivity , shall they wander . * And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark , and shall go forth ; through the wall shall they break a hole to carry through it : his face shall he cover up , that he may not see the ground with his eyes . * And I will spread out my net over him , and he shall be caught in my snare : and I will bring him to Babylon into the land of the Chaldeans ; yet shall he not see it , and there shall he die . * And all that are round about him , those who assist him , and all the wings of his armies will I disperse toward every wind ; and the sword will I draw out after them . * And they shall know that I am the Lord , when I scatter them among the nations , and disperse them in the countries . * But I will leave of them men few in number from the sword , from the famine , and from the pestilence : in order that they may relate all their abominations among the nations whither they shall have come ; and they shall know that I am the Lord . * And the word of the Lord came to me , saying , * Son of man , thy bread shalt thou eat with quaking , and thy water shalt thou drink with trembling and with anxious care . * And thou shalt say unto the people of the land , Thus hath said the Lord Eternal concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem , concerning the land of Israel , Their bread shall they eat with anxious care , and their water shall they drink with confusion , for the cause that her land will be desolate , deprived of its plenteousness because of the violence of all those that dwell therein . * And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid in ruins , and the land shall be made desolate : and ye shall know that I am the Lord . * And the word of the Lord came unto me , saying , * Son of man , what sort of proverb is that which ye have in the land of Israel , saying , The days are lasting long , and lost is every vision ? * Therefore say unto them , Thus hath said the Lord Eternal , I will cause this proverb to cease , and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel ; but speak unto them , The days are coming nigh , and the word of every vision . * For there shall be no more any false vision and a deceptive divination within the house of Israel . * For I am the Lord ,––I do speak , and whatever word I do speak shall be done ; it shall not be delayed any more ; for in your days , O rebellious family , will I speak the word , and I will execute it , saith the Lord Eternal . * And the word of the Lord came to me , saying , * Son of man , behold , the house of Israel say , The vision that he foreseeth is for distant days , and for times that are far off doth he prophesy . * Therefore say unto them , Thus hath said the Lord Eternal , There shall not be delayed any more one of all my words ; but whatever word I do speak shall be done , saith the Lord Eternal .

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