12:1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
12:2 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.
12:3 And thou, son of man, prepare thee a captive's baggage, and go captive by day in their sight; and thou shalt go captive from thy place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
12:4 And bring forth thy baggage by day in their sight, as a captive's baggage, and thou thyself, go forth at even in their sight as they that go forth into captivity.
12:5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
12:6 In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, and thou shalt not see the ground: for I have appointed thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
12:7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my baggage by day, as a captive's baggage, and in the even I digged through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, [and] bore it upon [my] shoulder, in their sight.
12:8 And in the morning the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
12:9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
12:11 Say, I am your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall go into exile, into captivity.
12:12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon [his] shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth; they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby; he shall cover his face, that he see not the land with [his] eyes.
12:13 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; but he shall not see it, and there shall he die.
12:14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.
12:15 And they shall know that I [am] Jehovah when I shall scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries.
12:16 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 nations whither they shall come; and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.
12:20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah.
12:21 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
12:22 Son of man, what is that proverb which ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days shall be prolonged, and every vision faileth?
12:23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the LordJehovah: 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 accomplishment of every vision.
12:24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel.
12:25 For I [am] Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed, it shall be no more deferred. For in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word and will perform it, saith the LordJehovah.
12:26 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
12:27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days, and he prophesieth of times that are far off.
12:28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the LordJehovah: There shall none of my words be deferred any more, but the word that I have spoken shall be done, saith the LordJehovah.
