rsv Ezekiel:12:3-16
rsv@Ezekiel:12:3 @ for they are a rebellious house. Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight; you shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:4 @ You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile; and you shall go forth yourself at evening in their sight, as men do who must go into exile.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:5 @ Dig through the wall in their sight, and go out through it.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:6 @ In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark; you shall cover your face, that you may not see the land; for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel."
rsv@Ezekiel:12:7 @ And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands; I went forth in the dark, carrying my outfit upon my shoulder in their sight.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:8 @ In the morning the word of the LORD came to me:
rsv@Ezekiel:12:9 @ "Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, `What are you doing?'
rsv@Ezekiel:12:10 @ Say to them, `Thus says the Lord GOD: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in it.'
rsv@Ezekiel:12:11 @ Say, `I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.'
rsv@Ezekiel:12:12 @ And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth; he shall dig through the wall and go out through it; he shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:13 @ And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chalde'ans, yet he shall not see it; and he shall die there.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:14 @ And I will scatter toward every wind all who are round about him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will unsheathe the sword after them.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:15 @ And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries.
rsv@Ezekiel:12:16 @ But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, that they may confess all their abominations among the nations where they go, and may know that I am the LORD."