Ezekiel 12:3
in Ezekiel 12Therefore, 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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 are a rebellious house.
KJV
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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This verse in Ezekiel 12
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verse 3) Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself the vessels of exile, and you shall go into exile during the day in their presence. You shall go from your place to another place in their sight, in case they might look upon it, for it is a rebellious house. LXX: And you, son of man, prepare for yourself the vessels of captivity, and you shall be held captive during the day in their presence. You shall be held captive from your place to another place in their sight, so that they may see that it is a rebellious house.
This site's exposition
pack your bags for exile
on Ezekiel 12:3-7
Ezekiel is told to “pack your bags for exile” with the hope, “Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.” He digs “through the wall,” for “I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” He performs it to the letter before any explanation.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) " It may be they will consider, and will by it be taken off from their vain confidence, though they be a rebellious house. " Note, We must not despair even of the worst, but that yet they may be brought to bethink themselves and repent; and therefore we must continue the use of proper means for their conviction and conversion, because, while there is life, there is hope.
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Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Stuff - Raiment, vessels, and the like. The “removing” was to be of the kind that accompanied exile. The whole account of this transaction marks it as a real act. The prophet was to be “a sign” to his countrymen, and the “exiles” as well as those that remained in Judaea had need to be taught this lesson, for though themselves far away, they looked to Jerusalem as their home, and were scarcely less eager for its safety than the inhabitants themselves.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
stuff for removing--rather, "an exile's outfit," the articles proper to a person going as an exile, a staff and knapsack, with a supply of food and clothing; so "instruments of captivity," Jer 46:19, Margin, that is, the needful equipments for it.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
Prepare thee stuff for removing - Get carriages to transport thy goods to another place; signifying by this the captivity that was at hand.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֣ה | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | O son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָדָ֗ם | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| עֲשֵׂ֤ה | ʾaseh | prepare | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְךָ֙ | lekha | for yourself | ||
| כְּלֵ֣י | kelei | baggage<s> of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| גוֹלָ֔ה | golah | exile | H1473 → | 43 times |
| וּגְלֵ֥ה | ugeleh | and go into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| יוֹמָ֖ם | yomam | by day | H3119 → | 50 times |
| לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם | leeineihem | to eyes their | H5869 → | 887 times |
| וְגָלִ֨יתָ | vegalita | and you will go into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| מִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜ | mimekomcha | from place your | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מָק֤וֹם | makom | a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אַחֵר֙ | ʾacher | another | H312 → | 166 times |
| לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם | leeineihem | to eyes their | H5869 → | 887 times |
| אוּלַ֣י | ʾulai | perhaps | H194 → | |
| יִרְא֔וּ | yiru | they will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [are] a house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| מְרִ֖י | meri | rebellion | H4805 → | 23 times |
| הֵֽמָּה׃ | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
וְאַתָּ֣הand you
veatahH859 →1094 times
בֶן־O son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אָדָ֗םhumankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
עֲשֵׂ֤הprepare
ʾasehH6213 →2628 times
לְךָ֙for yourself
lekha
כְּלֵ֣יbaggage<s> of
keleiH3627 →325 times
גוֹלָ֔הexile
golahH1473 →43 times
וּגְלֵ֥הand go into exile
ugelehH1540 →186 times
יוֹמָ֖םby day
yomamH3119 →50 times
לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םto eyes their
leeineihemH5869 →887 times
וְגָלִ֨יתָand you will go into exile
vegalitaH1540 →186 times
מִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜from place your
mimekomchaH4725 →401 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מָק֤וֹםa place
makomH4725 →401 times
אַחֵר֙another
ʾacherH312 →166 times
לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םto eyes their
leeineihemH5869 →887 times
אוּלַ֣יperhaps
ʾulaiH194 →
יִרְא֔וּthey will see
yiruH7200 →1300 times
כִּ֛יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בֵּ֥ית[are] a house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
מְרִ֖יrebellion
meriH4805 →23 times
הֵֽמָּה׃they
hemahH1992 →553 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 26:3Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 36:3
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 36:3
Through
2 Timothy 2:25He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
it leads to
- Galatians 6:1
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- Acts 11:18
When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
- 1 Timothy 2:4
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
- 1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads…
- Acts 8:22
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
- Galatians 6:1
Through
Jeremiah 36:3Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 18:8
But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.
- Jeremiah 36:7
Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 18:8
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.