Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version During the daytime, while they watch, bring out your belongings packed for exile. Then in the evening, while they are watching, go out like those who go into exile. New Living Translation Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are watching, leave your house as captives do when they begin a long march to distant lands. English Standard Version You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile, and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as those do who must go into exile. Berean Standard Bible Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile. King James Bible Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. New King James Version By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity. New American Standard Bible Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you shall go out at evening in their sight, as those who are going into exile. NASB 1995 “Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile. NASB 1977 “And bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile. Legacy Standard Bible Bring your baggage out by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. Then you will go out at evening in their sight, as those going into exile. Amplified Bible Bring your provisions and supplies out during the day as they watch, as provisions and supplies for [going into] exile. Then you shall go out at evening as they watch, as those going into exile. Christian Standard Bible During the day, bring out your bags like an exile’s bags while they look on. Then in the evening go out in their sight like those going into exile. Holman Christian Standard Bible During the day, bring out your bags like an exile’s bags while they look on. Then in the evening go out in their sight like those going into exile. American Standard Version And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile. Contemporary English Version After you have done this, return to your house. Later that evening leave your house as if you were going into exile. English Revised Version And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let them see you in the daylight. Bring out your bags as if you were going into exile. In the evening let them see you leave like a captive going into exile. Good News Translation While it is still daylight, pack your bundle for exile, so that they can see you, and then let them watch you leave in the evening as if you were going into exile. International Standard Version "Bring out your luggage, like you're packing to go into exile, and do this during the daytime while they're watching you. Later that evening, leave while they're watching you like someone heading into exile. Majority Standard Bible Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile. NET Bible Bring out your belongings packed for exile during the day while they are watching. And go out at evening, while they are watching, as if for exile. New Heart English Bible You shall bring forth your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile; and you shall go forth yourself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile. Webster's Bible Translation Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at evening in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. World English Bible You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for moving. You shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go out into exile. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you have brought forth your vessels as vessels of removal by day before their eyes, and you go forth in the evening before their eyes, as the goings forth of a removal. Young's Literal Translation And thou hast brought forth thy vessels as vessels of removal by day before their eyes, and thou, thou dost go forth at even before their eyes, as the goings forth of a removal. Smith's Literal Translation And bring forth thy vessels as vessels of captivity by day, before their eyes: and thou shalt go forth in the evening before their eyes, as the goings forth of captivity. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt bring forth thy furniture as the furniture of one that is removing by day in their sight: and thou shalt go forth in the evening in their presence, as one goeth forth that removeth his dwelling. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall carry your supplies outside, like the supplies of one who is traveling far away, in the daytime in their sight. Then you shall go forth in the evening in their presence, just as one goes forth who is moving far away. New American Bible During the day, while they watch, bring out your bag, an exile’s bag. In the evening, again while they watch, go out as if into exile. New Revised Standard Version You shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile; and you shall go out yourself at evening in their sight, as those do who go into exile. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen bring out your belongings by day in their sight, as though they were the necessary things for captivity; and you shall go forth in the evening like those who go forth into captivity. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And bring out your garments as garments of captivity by day in their sight, and go out in the evening as those in captivity OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for exile; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt carry forth thy baggage, baggage for captivity, by day before their eyes: and thou shalt go forth at even, as a captive goes forth, in their sight. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Signs of the Coming Captivity…3Therefore, 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. 4Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile. 5As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.… Cross References Jeremiah 13:19 The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive. 2 Kings 25:4-7 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. ... Jeremiah 52:7-11 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. ... 2 Kings 24:12 Jehoiachin 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. Jeremiah 39:4-7 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. / But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. ... 2 Kings 25:18-21 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers. / Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city. / Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ... Jeremiah 24:1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. Jeremiah 29:1-2 This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.) 2 Kings 25:27-30 On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... Jeremiah 34:3 And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. Matthew 24:16-18 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. Luke 21:21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. Mark 13:14-16 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. Matthew 24:20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. Luke 17:31 On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind. Treasury of Scripture Then shall you bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and you shall go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. at even Ezekiel 12:12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 2 Kings 25:4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain. Jeremiah 39:4 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. Jump to Previous Baggage Belongings Captivity Daytime Evening Exile Eyes Forth Packed Prisoners Removing Sight Stuff Thyself Vessels Watch WatchingJump to Next Baggage Belongings Captivity Daytime Evening Exile Eyes Forth Packed Prisoners Removing Sight Stuff Thyself Vessels Watch WatchingEzekiel 12 1. Under the type of Ezekiel's removing8. is shown the captivity of Zedekiah 17. Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation 21. The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved 26. The speediness of the vision Bring out your baggage for exile by day, as they watch. This phrase refers to a symbolic act commanded by God to the prophet Ezekiel. The "baggage for exile" represents the belongings one would take when being forcibly removed from their homeland. This act is a prophetic sign to the people of Judah, illustrating the impending Babylonian captivity. The public nature of this act, "by day, as they watch," emphasizes the transparency and inevitability of God's judgment. It serves as a warning to the Israelites, who had become complacent in their disobedience. The act of carrying baggage in daylight signifies the clarity and certainty of the prophecy, leaving no room for doubt or secrecy. Then in the evening, as they watch, go out like those who go into exile. Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He often used symbolic actions to convey God's messages. 2. Israelites The people of Israel, who were in exile in Babylon due to their disobedience and idolatry against God. 3. Babylon The empire that conquered Jerusalem and took the Israelites into captivity. It serves as the backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies. 4. Exile The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. In this context, it refers to the Israelites' captivity in Babylon. 5. Jerusalem The holy city of the Israelites, which was besieged and destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the exile. Teaching Points Symbolic Actions as Prophetic MessagesEzekiel's actions were meant to visually demonstrate God's message. Consider how God might use circumstances in our lives to communicate His will. The Reality of Judgment The exile was a direct result of Israel's disobedience. Reflect on the consequences of turning away from God and the importance of repentance. Hope in Exile Even in judgment, God provided hope and a future for His people. Trust in God's promises, even in difficult times. Obedience to God's Commands Ezekiel's obedience in performing symbolic acts shows the importance of following God's instructions, even when they seem unusual or difficult. Living as Exiles As Christians, we are called to live as "exiles" in this world, maintaining our identity in Christ while engaging with the world around us. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Bring outוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ (wə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim your baggage כֵלֶ֜יךָ (ḵê·le·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus for exile גוֹלָ֛ה (ḡō·w·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1473: Exile, exiles by day, יוֹמָ֖ם (yō·w·mām) Adverb Strong's 3119: Daytime, by day as they look on. לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם (lə·‘ê·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Then in the evening, בָעֶ֙רֶב֙ (ḇā·‘e·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening as they look on, לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם (lə·‘ê·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain go out תֵּצֵ֤א (tê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim like those who go כְּמוֹצָאֵ֖י (kə·mō·w·ṣā·’ê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4161: A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring into exile. גּוֹלָֽה׃ (gō·w·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1473: Exile, exiles Links Ezekiel 12:4 NIVEzekiel 12:4 NLT Ezekiel 12:4 ESV Ezekiel 12:4 NASB Ezekiel 12:4 KJV Ezekiel 12:4 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 12:4 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 12:4 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 12:4 French Bible Ezekiel 12:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:4 You shall bring forth your stuff (Ezek. 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