Ezekiel 12:3-12

New American Standard Bible 1995

³ Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; even go into exile from your place to another place in their sight. ^(A)Perhaps they will ^[a]understand though they are a rebellious house. ⁴ Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out ^(B)at evening in their sight, as those going into exile. ⁵ Dig a hole through the wall in their sight and ^[b]go out through it. ⁶ Load the baggage on your shoulder in their sight and carry it out in the dark. You shall ^(C)cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a ^(D)sign to the house of Israel.”

⁷ I ^(E)did so, as I had been commanded. By day I ^(F)brought out my baggage like the baggage of an exile. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands; I went out in the dark and carried the baggage on my shoulder in their sight.

⁸ In the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⁹ “Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the ^(G)rebellious house, said to you, ‘^(H)What are you doing?’ ¹⁰ Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord ^[c]God, “This ^[d](I)burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem as well as all the house of Israel who are ^[e]in it.”’ ¹¹ Say, ‘I am ^[f]a ^(J)sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them; they will ^(K)go into exile, into captivity.’ ¹² The ^(L)prince who is among them will load his baggage on his shoulder in the dark and go out. ^[g]They will dig a hole through the wall to bring it out. He will cover his face so that he can not see the land with his eyes.