Ezekiel 12:1-16
THE SIGN OF THE KINGS DEPARTUE... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIGN OF THE KINGS DEPARTUE... [ Continue Reading ]
The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, literally, "in the midst of a house of rebelliousness art thou living," WHICH HAVE EYES TO SEE AND SEE NOT; THEY HAVE EARS TO HEAR AND HEAR NOT, thus proving themselves to be deliberately perverse and willfully obstinate; FOR THEY ARE A R... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, an exile's outfit, utensils needed to sustain life during a journey of some length, AND REMOVE BY DAY IN THEIR SIGHT, in broad daylight, thereby drawing the attention of men to his actions; AND THOU SHALT REMOVE FROM THY PLACE, where he as... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff, such as his staff, his dunnage sack, his cooking utensils, BY DAY IN THEIR SIGHT, AS STUFF FOR REMOVING; AND THOU SHALT GO FORTH AT EVEN, after the coming of twilight, IN THEIR SIGHT, AS THEY THAT GO FORTH INTO CAPTIVITY, not emigrants of their own free will, b... [ Continue Reading ]
Dig thou through the wall in their sight, the mud walls of most Oriental houses being easily broken down, AND CARRY OUT THEREBY, through the hole thus produced.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 COVER THY FACE, THAT THOU SEE NOT THE GROUND, muffling his face, as one afraid of being recognized b... [ Continue Reading ]
And I did so as I was commanded; I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, as the outfit of an exile, AND IN THE EVEN I DIGGED THROUGH THE WALL WITH MINE HAND, performing the work in person, all the more strongly to convey the lesson of his action; I BROUGHT IT FORTH IN THE TWILIGHT,... [ Continue Reading ]
And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, that is, all those who were witnesses of his symbolical act, SAID UNTO THEE, in a natural curiosity concerning the meaning of his act, WHAT DOEST THOU?... [ Continue Reading ]
Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, in explaining the act and reproving the spirit of blasphemous jesting which possessed them. THIS BURDEN CONCERNETH THE PRINCE IN JERUSALEM AND ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL THAT ARE AMONG THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
Say, I am your sign, Ezekiel himself serving as a type; LIKE AS I HAVE DONE, SO SHALL IT BE DONE UNTO THEM; THEY SHALL REMOVE AND GO INTO CAPTIVITY, literally, "into banishment, into captivity, they shall go. ... [ Continue Reading ]
And the prince that is among them, the king of Judah at that time, SHALL BEAR UPON HIS SHOULDER IN THE TWILIGHT, trying to make his escape at nightfall, AND SHALL GO FORTH; THEY SHALL DIG THROUGH THE WALL, hurrying away by the speediest available route, TO CARRY OUT THEREBY, to bring forth whatever... [ Continue Reading ]
My net also will I spread upon him, in this case the Chaldean army, AND HE SHALL BE TAKEN IN MY SNARE, for the host of the invaders, even without knowing and intending it, were God's instruments of punishment; AND I WILL BRING HIM TO BABYLON, TO THE LAND OF THE CHALDEANS; YET SHALL HE NOT SEE IT, ha... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will scatter toward every wind, to all parts of the world, ALL THAT ARE ABOUT HIM TO HELP HIM, his counselors and his body-guard, AND ALL HIS BANDS, literally, "all his wings of an army," the military forces under his command; AND I WILL DRAW OUT THE SWORD AFTER THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall know that I am the Lord, the argument of His sentence carried out upon them being sufficiently emphatic to make this fact clear, WHEN I SHALL SCATTER THEM AMONG THE NATIONS AND DISPERSE THEM IN THE COUNTRIES.... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will leave a few men of them, the prophecy thus merging into the usual Messianic promise, FROM THE SWORD, FROM THE FAMINE, AND FROM THE PESTILENCE, these people representing the Church of God on earth, THAT THEY MAY DECLARE ALL THEIR ABOMINATIONS AMONG THE HEATHEN WHITHER THEY COME, frankly co... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIGN OF BREAD AND WATER... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness, his entire bearing, as he partook of his scanty meal, of the barest necessaries of life, being one of anxiety in the presence of an impending calamity;... [ Continue Reading ]
and say unto the people of the land, the Jews among the captives of Chaldea, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD OF THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM AND OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL, of all the people who were still left in their native country, THEY SHALL EAT THEIR BREAD WITH CAREFULNESS, with anxiety, AND DRINK THEIR WA... [ Continue Reading ]
And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate, the entire country sharing the fate of the capital city; AND YE SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD, whose words are not spoken in vain.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, more and more time is passing, AND EVERY VISION FAILETH? that is, the prophecy threatening destruction is not fulfilled. Cf 2 Peter 3:3. That is a common saying of mocking blasphemers, that none of t... [ Continue Reading ]
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God, I will make this proverb to cease, making an end of its blasphemous mockery, AND THEY SHALL NO MORE USE IT AS A PROVERB IN ISRAEL; BUT SAY UNTO THEM, THE DAYS ARE AT HAND, the time of the fulfillment of the Lord's words, AND THE EFFECT OF EVERY VISION, s... [ Continue Reading ]
For there shall be no more any vain vision, the false prophets being confounded by the fulfillment of the true prediction, NOR FLATTERING DIVINATION WITHIN THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, for the false prophets tried to gain credence for their falsehoods by predictions and statements of smooth flattery.... [ Continue Reading ]
For I am the Lord; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass, it shall be no more prolonged, literally, "For I, Jehovah, will speak that which I will speak, and it shall come to pass, it shall be no more drawn out"; for in your days, during their lifetime, O REBELLIOUS HOUSE,... [ Continue Reading ]
Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel, again those dwelling in exile in Chaldea, SAY, THE VISION THAT HE SEETH IS FOR MANY DAYS TO COME, AND HE PROPHESIETH OF THE TIMES THAT ARE FAR OFF, thus refusing to believe that the catastrophe was near at hand.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, There shall none of My words be prolonged any more, that is, their fulfillment put off indefinitely, BUT THE WORD WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN SHALL BE DONE, SAITH THE LORD GOD, the sovereign God of the covenant. It is true also in our days that the Lord may... [ Continue Reading ]