"In their sight shalt thou bear {it} upon {thy} shoulders, {and} carry {it} forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy f…" — Ezekiel 12:6

Ezekiel 12:6 · KJV

“In 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.”

— Ezekiel 12:6

Verse 5

Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. {Dig...: Heb. Dig for thee}

Verse 7

And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought {it} forth in the twilight, {and} I bare {it} upon {my} shoulder in their sight. {digged: Heb. digged for me}

Ezekiel 12 — Context

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. {as they...: Heb. as the goings forth of captivity}

Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. {Dig...: Heb. Dig for thee}

In 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.

And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,

Cross References

Ezekiel 4:3

Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it {for} a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This {shall be} a sign to the house of Israel. {an...: or, a flat plate, or, slice}

Isaiah 8:18

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me {are} for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Ezekiel 24:24

Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I {am} the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 12:11-12

Say, I {am} your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove {and} go into captivity. {they...: Heb. by removing go into captivity}

1 Samuel 28:8

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me {him} up, whom I shall name unto thee.

Job 24:17

For the morning {is} to them even as the shadow of death: if {one} know {them, they are in} the terrors of the shadow of death.

Isaiah 20:2-4

At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. {by: Heb. by the hand of}

2 Samuel 15:30

And David went up by the ascent of {mount} Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that {was} with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. {and wept...: Heb. going up and weeping}