Ezekiel 12:5

Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.

King James Version

In Context

4Then 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.

6In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

Read all of Ezekiel 12

Cross References

Job 24:16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 12:2-17

Zedekiah's Captivity Foretold. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house. 4 Then shalt thou… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Ezekiel 12:5