| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying: | 1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 2“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. | 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. |
| 3“Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. | 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. |
| 4By 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. | 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. |
| 5Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it. | 5As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it. |
| 6In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” | 6And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” |
| 7So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight. | 7So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched. |
| 8And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 8And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 9“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’ | 9“Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’ |
| 10Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.” ’ | 10Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’ |
| 11Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.’ | 11You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives. |
| 12And the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes. | 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. |
| 13I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. | 13But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. |
| 14I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them. | 14And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them. |
| 15“Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. | 15And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. |
| 16But I will spare a few of their men from the sword, from famine, and from pestilence, that they may declare all their abominations among the Gentiles wherever they go. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.” | 16But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” |
| 17Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 17Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 18“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and anxiety. | 18“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with quivering and anxiety. |
| 19And say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the land of Israel: “They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with dread, so that her land may be emptied of all who are in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it. | 19Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it. |
| 20Then the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall become desolate; and you shall know that I am the LORD.” ’ ” | 20The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ” |
| 21And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 21Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’? | 22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’? |
| 23Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “I will lay this proverb to rest, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘ “The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. | 23Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled. |
| 24For no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. | 24For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel, |
| 25For I am the LORD. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says the Lord GOD.’ ” | 25because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’ ” |
| 26Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 26Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 27“Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’ | 27“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’ |
| 28Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done,” says the Lord GOD.’ ” | 28Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’ ” |
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