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Chapter 12
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The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, |
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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. |
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Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for
removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou
shalt remove from thy place to another place in their
sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a
rebellious house. |
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Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their
sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth
at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. |
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Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry
out thereby. |
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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. |
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And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my
stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even
I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it
forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder
in their sight. |
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And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me,
saying, |
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Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious
house, said unto thee, What doest thou? |
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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. |
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Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall
it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity. |
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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. |
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My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be
taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to
the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though
he shall die there. |
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And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about
him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out
the sword after them. |
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And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall
scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in
the countries. |
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But I will leave a few men of them from the sword,
from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may
declare all their abominations among the heathen whither
they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. |
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
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Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy
water with trembling and with carefulness; |
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And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the
Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the
land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness,
and drink their water with astonishment, that her land
may be desolate from all that is therein, because of
the violence of all them that dwell therein. |
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And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste,
and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that
I am the LORD. |
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
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Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the
land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every
vision faileth? |
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Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will
make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use
it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days
are at hand, and the effect of every vision. |
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For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering
divination within the house of Israel. |
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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: for in your days, O rebellious house, will
I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD. |
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Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying. |
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Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say,
The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and
he prophesieth of the times that are far off. |
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Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There
shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the
word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord
GOD. |
