Ezekiel 12:10
8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’
- KJV
- Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
- WEB
- “Say to them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.”’
- ASV
- Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This burden [concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.
- DARBY
- Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This burden [concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
- BLB
- Say to them, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘This burden [concerns] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel who are in their midst.’
- ÅB
- Si til dem: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Denne flytning gjelder fyrsten[^1] i Jerusalem og alt Israels hus som er der inne.
- OTB
- Si til dem, ‘Dette sier den suverene Herren: Denne profetien gjelder fyrsten i Jerusalem og hele Israels hus som er der.’
- B1930
- Si til dem: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Denne flytning gjelder fyrsten i Jerusalem og alt Israels hus som er der inne. / < Sedekias.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 9:25
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
Read in contextIsaiah 13:1
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Read in contextEzekiel 17:13–21
And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
Read in contextJeremiah 38:18
But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
Read in contextEzekiel 7:27
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:28
In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
Read in contextJeremiah 21:7
And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
Read in contextEzekiel 21:25–27
And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
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