Ezekiel

Ezekiel 12:11–12

¹¹You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here,^a so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives. ¹²And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.

Footnotes

a 12:11 Literally ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as I have done; some translators close the quotation at the end of the verse.

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Ezekiel 12:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to say	אֱמֹ֖ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am a sign to you	מֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑ם	mō·w·p̄eṯ·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H4159 wonder, sign, portent
Just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
it happened here	עָשִׂ֗יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
so	כֵּ֚ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
will it be done	יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה	yê·‘ā·śeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
they will go	יֵלֵֽכוּ׃	yê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
into exile	בַּגּוֹלָ֥ה	bag·gō·w·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1473 exiles, exile
as captives	בַשְּׁבִ֖י	ḇaš·šə·ḇî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives

Ezekiel 12:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And at dusk	בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה	bā·‘ă·lā·ṭāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5939 thick darkness
the prince	וְהַנָּשִׂ֨יא	wə·han·nā·śî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5387 one lifted up
among them	בְּתוֹכָ֜ם	bə·ṯō·w·ḵām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst
will lift	יִשָּׂא֙	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
his bags to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his shoulder	כָּתֵ֤ף	kā·ṯêp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
and go out	וְיֵצֵ֔א	wə·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
They will dig	יַחְתְּר֖וּ	yaḥ·tə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2864 dig, row
through the wall	בַּקִּ֥יר	baq·qîr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7023 wall
to bring him out	לְה֣וֹצִיא	lə·hō·w·ṣî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
He will cover	יְכַסֶּ֔ה	yə·ḵas·seh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
his face	פָּנָ֣יו	pā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
so	יַ֗עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
he	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
cannot	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֶ֥ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 12:11 Jeremiah 15:2 · Jeremiah 52:15 · Jeremiah 52:28–30

Ezekiel 12:12 2 Kings 25:4 · Jeremiah 39:4 · Ezekiel 12:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.