Ezekiel 12:11

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

Ezekiel 12:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 Say, 'I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They shall go into exile, into captivity.'
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives.
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 "Also tell them, 'I am drawing a picture for you. As I am now doing, it will be done to all the people of Israel. They will go into exile as captives.'
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 "Tell them, 'I am your warning sign. What I have done will happen to you. You will go into exile and into captivity.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 You are to say: I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 Tell them, 'The things I've done are a picture of what's going to happen to you. So what I've done will happen to you. You will be forced to leave home. You will be taken to Babylonia as prisoners.'

Ezekiel 12:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:11

Say, I [am] your sign
Which represents you, and shows what will befall you: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them;
as he had carried out his stuff, and had removed it from one place to another, so they should be carried away out of their own land into a foreign country, as follows: they shall remove, [and] go into captivity;
the Babylonish captivity.

Ezekiel 12:11 In-Context

9 “Son of man, did not the Israelites, that rebellious people, ask you, ‘What are you doing?’
10 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This prophecy concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the Israelites who are there.’
11 Say to them, ‘I am a sign to you.’ “As I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives.
12 “The prince among them will put his things on his shoulder at dusk and leave, and a hole will be dug in the wall for him to go through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.
13 I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 8:18; Zechariah 3:8
  • 2. S 2 Kings 25:7; S Jeremiah 15:2; Jeremiah 52:15
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