Ezekiel 12:2

¹ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.

³ Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

⁴ Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile.

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: “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
KJV: Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
WEB: “Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.
ASV: Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house.
DARBY: Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not, which have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house.
BLB: “Son of man, you are dwelling in the midst of the house of rebellion, which [has] eyes unto them to see, and they do not see, and ears unto them to hear, and they do not hear; for they [are] a house of rebellion!

ÅB: Menneskesønn! Du bor midt iblant den gjenstridige slekt, som har øyne å se med, men ikke ser, og ører å høre med, men ikke hører; for en gjenstridig slekt er de.
OTB: “Menneskesønn, du bor midt i et opprørsk hus. De har øyne å se med, men ser ikke, og ører å høre med, men hører ikke, for de er et opprørsk hus.
B1930: Menneskesønn! Du bor midt iblandt den gjenstridige ætt, som har øine å se med, men ikke ser, og ører å høre med, men ikke hører; for en gjenstridig ætt er de.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 5:21
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
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Mark 4:12
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
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John 9:39–41
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
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Psalms 78:40
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
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Jeremiah 9:1–6
Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
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Ephesians 4:18
They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
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Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
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Acts 7:51–52
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
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