Ezekiel 12:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Carry your things on your shoulder in their sight, at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    In their sight you shall bear it upon your shoulders, and carry it forth at twilight: you shall cover your face, that you do not see the ground: for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    in their sight. As for thy self, thou shalt go forth in the darcke. Hyde thy face that thou se not ye earth, for I haue made the a shewtoke vnto the house of Israel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    In their sight shalt thou beare it vpon thy shoulders, and carie it foorth in the darke: thou shalt couer thy face that thou see not the earth: for I haue set thee as a signe vnto the house of Israel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    In their sight shalt thou beare vpon thy shouldiers, and cary it foorth in the darke: hide thy face, that thou see not the earth, for I haue made thee a shewe token vnto the house of Israel.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    In their sight shall you bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, that you don't see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Before their eyes on the shoulder thou dost bear, in the darkness thou dost bring forth, thy face thou dost cover, and thou dost not see the earth, for a type I have given thee to the house of Israel.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And before their eyes, take your goods on your back and go out in the dark; go with your face covered: for I have made you a sign to the children of Israel.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shall cover your face, so that you don't see the land: for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    While they are watching, raise your baggage onto your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. You must cover your face so that you cannot see the ground because I have made you an object lesson to the house of Israel.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 4:3 : 3 Then take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Set your face against it, besiege it, and let it be under siege. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.
  • Ezek 24:24 : 24 Thus Ezekiel shall be a sign to you. You shall do just as he has done. When this comes, you will know that I am the Lord God.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 Here I am, along with the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
  • 1 Sam 28:8 : 8 So Saul disguised himself by wearing other clothes. He went, accompanied by two men, and they came to the woman at night. Saul said, "Consult a spirit for me and bring up for me the one I name to you."
  • 2 Sam 15:30 : 30 David continued up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All the people with him also covered their heads and were weeping as they went up.
  • Job 24:17 : 17 For to them, the morning is like deep darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.
  • Isa 20:2-4 : 2 at that time, the LORD spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, 'Go, untie the sackcloth from around your waist and remove the sandals from your feet.' And he did so, walking around naked and barefoot. 3 Then the LORD said, 'Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Cush,' 4 'so will the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush—young and old—naked and barefoot, with their buttocks exposed, bringing shame to Egypt.'
  • Ezek 12:11-12 : 11 Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.’ 12 The prince who is among them will shoulder his belongings and leave in the darkness. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 12:7-12
    6 verses
    85%

    7So I did as I was commanded. By day, I brought out my belongings as if for exile. In the evening, I dug through the wall with my hands. I brought them out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder in their sight.

    8Then in the morning, the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    9Son of man, has not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

    10Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: This oracle concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are in the city.’

    11Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.’

    12The prince who is among them will shoulder his belongings and leave in the darkness. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.

  • Ezek 12:2-5
    4 verses
    84%

    2Son of man, you are living among 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.

    3Therefore, son of man, pack your belongings as if for exile and go into exile in their sight—by day, in their sight—so that they may see. Move from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.

    4Bring out your belongings as if for exile during the day, in their sight. Then, in the evening, leave in their sight, as if you were departing into exile.

    5In their sight, dig through the wall and carry your belongings through it.

  • Ezek 4:3-8
    6 verses
    75%

    3Then take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Set your face against it, besiege it, and let it be under siege. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.

    4Lie on your left side and put the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it. You will bear their iniquity for the number of days you lie on that side.

    5I assign you the years of their iniquity as the number of days—three hundred ninety days—during which you will bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

    6When you have completed these, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah for forty days, a day for each year. I have assigned you this period.

    7Direct your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.

    8I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege.

  • Isa 22:17
    72%

    17Behold, the LORD is about to hurl you away violently, O strong man! He will wrap you up tightly.

  • Ezek 21:6
    71%

    6Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • Ezek 40:4
    71%

    4The man said to me, 'Son of man, look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for this is why you have been brought here. Declare everything you see to the house of Israel.'

  • Ezek 36:32
    71%

    32I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Lord GOD. Be ashamed and humiliated for your conduct, O house of Israel!

  • Ezek 36:7
    70%

    7Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'I have raised my hand in an oath: Surely the nations that surround you will endure their own shame.'

  • Ezek 3:25
    70%

    25And you, son of man, behold, they will bind you with ropes, so you cannot go out among the people.

  • Ezek 8:12
    70%

    12Then He said to me, 'Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each in the chamber of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’'

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    3 verses
    70%

    22You shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of mourning.

    23Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You shall not mourn or weep, but you shall waste away in your iniquities and groan to one another.

    24Thus Ezekiel shall be a sign to you. You shall do just as he has done. When this comes, you will know that I am the Lord God.

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    70%

    4The LORD said to him, 'Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable things being done within it.'

  • Ezek 39:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile because of their sin and unfaithfulness, so I hid my face from them and gave them into the hands of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.

    24I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their transgressions, and I hid my face from them.

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    69%

    16I have put My words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.'

  • Ezek 32:8
    69%

    8All the shining lights in the sky I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Ezek 16:54
    69%

    54In order that you may bear your disgrace and feel ashamed for all you have done, as you console them.

  • Ezek 37:20
    69%

    20The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.

  • Ezek 24:16
    69%

    16Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the delight of your eyes with a single blow. But you shall not mourn or weep, and your tears shall not flow.

  • Ezek 43:10
    69%

    10Son of man, explain the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins. Let them measure the plan.

  • Ezek 39:12
    69%

    12For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to cleanse the land.

  • Jer 13:4
    69%

    4"Take the waistband you bought and are wearing, arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock."

  • Isa 52:12
    69%

    12For you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

  • Jer 6:27
    69%

    27I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may observe and test their ways.

  • Isa 21:6
    69%

    6For this is what the Lord said to me: 'Go, station a watchman, and let him report what he sees.'

  • Mic 6:16
    69%

    16You have followed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of the house of Ahab; you have walked in their counsels. Therefore, I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of scorn; you will bear the reproach of My people.

  • Mic 3:6
    69%

    6Therefore night will come over you—without visions; the darkness will fall—without divination. The sun will set for the prophets, and the day will grow dark for them.

  • Ezek 33:7
    69%

    7Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. So hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.

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    69%

    29And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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    69%

    6After many days, the LORD said to me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and retrieve the waistband from the place where I hid it."

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    69%

    8Bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

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    69%

    4Then he said to me, "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them."

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    69%

    11Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.

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    68%

    1Listen to this word that I am raising against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel.

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    68%

    8Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as strong as their foreheads.