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Ezekiel 17:12

“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

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ASV

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon.

KJV

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֱמָר־'e.mor-sayH559 →
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994 →
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004 →
הַמֶּ֔רִיha.Me.ri<the> rebellionH4805 →
הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
יְדַעְתֶּ֖םye.da'.Temdo you knowH3045 →
מָה־mah-what?H4100 →
אֵ֑לֶּה'E.leh[are] these [things]H428 →
אֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorsayH559 →
הִנֵּה־hi.neh-there!H2009 →
בָ֨אva'he wentH935 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
בָּבֶ֤לba.VelBabylonH894 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מַלְכָּהּ֙mal.Kahking itsH4428 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
שָׂרֶ֔יהָsa.Rei.haprinces itsH8269 →
וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH935 →
אוֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himselfH413 →
בָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894 →

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Ezekiel 18:2“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?Ezekiel 12:9“Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’Ezekiel 24:19Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,Ezekiel 17:3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.Ezekiel 1:2On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—Ezekiel 12:2“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.Ezekiel 37:18When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’2 Kings 24:12Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.Deuteronomy 28:48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.2 Chronicles 36:9–10Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.Isaiah 39:7And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”Acts 8:30So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.Matthew 13:51Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.Ezekiel 12:9–11“Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’Ezekiel 2:3–5“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.Luke 9:45But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.Exodus 12:26When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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