Dual Panel1The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me:
2“Son <01121> of man <0120>, you <0859> are living <03427> in the midst <08432> of a rebellious <04805> house <01004>. They have eyes <05869> to see <07200>, but do not <03808> see <07200>, and ears <0241> to hear <08085>, but do not <03808> hear <08085>, because <03588> they <01992> are a rebellious <04805> house <01004>.
3“Therefore, son <01121> of man <0120>, pack up <06213> your belongings <03627> as if for exile <01473>. During the day <03119>, while they are watching <05869>, pretend to <0413> go into exile <01540>. Go <01540> from where <04725> you live to another <0312> place <04725>. Perhaps <0194> they will understand <07200>, although <03588> they <01992> are a rebellious <04805> house <01004>.
4Bring out <03318> your belongings packed <03627> <03627> for exile <01473> during the day <03119> while they are watching <05869>. And go out <03318> at evening <06153>, while they are watching <05869>, as if for exile <01473>.
5While they are watching <05869>, dig <02864> a hole in the wall <07023> and carry <03318> your belongings out <03318> through it.
6While they are watching <05869>, raise your baggage onto <05921> your shoulder <03802> and carry <05375> it out <03318> in the dark <05939>. You must cover <03680> your face <06440> so that you cannot <03808> see <07200> the ground <0776> because <03588> I have made <05414> you an object lesson <04159> to the house <01004> of Israel <03478>.”
7So <03651> I did <06213> just <0834> as I was commanded <06680>. I carried out <03318> my belongings <03627> packed for exile <01473> during the day <03119>, and at evening <06153> I dug <02864> myself a hole through the wall <07023> with my hands <03027>. I went out <03318> in the darkness <05939>, carrying <05375> my baggage on <05921> my shoulder <03802> while they watched <05869>.
8The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me in the morning <01242>:
9“Son <01121> of man <0120>, has not <03808> the house <01004> of Israel <03478>, that rebellious <04805> house <01004>, said <0559> to <0413> you, ‘What <04100> are you <0859> doing <06213>?’
10Say <0559> to <0413> them, ‘This is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says <0559>: The prince <05387> will raise this <02088> burden <04853> in Jerusalem <03389>, and all <03605> the house <01004> of Israel <03478> within <08432> it <01992>.’
11Say <0559>, ‘I <0589> am an object lesson <04159> for you. Just as <0834> I have done <06213>, it will be done <06213> to them; they will go <01980> into exile <01473> and captivity <07628>.’
12“The prince <05387> who <0834> is among <08432> them will raise <05375> his belongings onto <0413> his shoulder <03802> in darkness <05939>, and will go out <03318>. He will dig <02864> a hole in the wall <07023> to leave <03318> through. He will cover <03680> his face <06440> so <0834> <03282> that he <01931> cannot <03808> see <07200> the land <0776> with his eyes <05869>.
13But I will throw <06566> my net <07568> over <05921> him, and he will be caught <08610> in my snare <04686>. I will bring <0935> him to Babylon <0894>, the land <0776> of the Chaldeans <03778> (but he will not <03808> see <07200> it), and there <08033> he will die <04191>.
14All <03605> his retinue <05439>– his attendants <05828> and his troops <0102>– I will scatter <02219> to every <03605> wind <07307>; I will unleash <07324> a sword <02719> behind <0310> them.
15“Then they will know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the Lord <03068> when I disperse <06327> them among the nations <01471> and scatter <02219> them among foreign countries <0776>.
16But I will let a small number <04557> of them <01992> survive <03498> the sword <02719>, famine <07458>, and pestilence <01698>, so that <04616> they can confess <05608> all <03605> their abominable practices <08441> to the nations <01471> where <0834> they go <0935>. Then they will know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the Lord <03068>.”
17The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me:
18“Son <01121> of man <0120>, eat <0398> your bread <03899> with trembling <07494>, and drink <08354> your water <04325> with anxious <01674> shaking <07269>.
19Then say <0559> to <0413> the people <05971> of the land <0127>, ‘This is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says <0559> about the inhabitants <03427> of Jerusalem <03389> and of <0413> the land <0776> of Israel <03478>: They will eat <0398> their bread <03899> with anxiety <01674> and drink <08354> their water <04325> in fright <08078>, for <04616> their land <0776> will be stripped bare <03456> of all it contains <04393> because of the violence <02555> of all <03605> who live <03427> in it.
20The inhabited <03427> towns <05892> will be left in ruins <02717> and the land <0776> will be devastated <08077>. Then you will <01961> know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the Lord <03068>.’”
21The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me:
22“Son <01121> of man <0120>, what <04100> is this <02088> proverb <04912> you have in <05921> the land <0127> of Israel <03478>, ‘The days <03117> pass slowly <0748>, and every <03605> vision <02377> fails <06>’?
23Therefore <03651> tell <0559> them, ‘This is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03068> says <0559>: I hereby end <07673> this <02088> proverb <04912>; they will not <03808> recite <04911> it in Israel <03478> any longer <05750>.’ But <0518> say <01696> to <0413> them, ‘The days <03117> are at hand <07126> when every <03605> vision <02377> will be fulfilled <01697>.
24For <03588> there will no <03808> longer <05750> be <01961> any <03605> false <07723> visions <02377> or flattering <02509> omens <04738> amidst <08432> the house <01004> of Israel <03478>.
25For <03588> I <0589>, the Lord <03068>, will speak <01696>. Whatever <0834> word <01697> I speak <01696> will be accomplished <06213>. It will not <03808> be delayed <04900> any longer <05750>. Indeed <03588> in your days <03117>, O rebellious <04805> house <01004>, I will speak <01696> the word <01697> and accomplish <06213> it, declares <05002> the sovereign <03069> Lord <0136>.’”
26The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me:
27“Take note <02009>, son <01121> of man <0120>, the house <01004> of Israel <03478> is saying <0559>, ‘The vision <02377> that <0834> he <01931> sees <02372> is for distant <07350> days <03117>; he <01931> is prophesying <05012> about the far <07227> future <06256>.’
28Therefore <03651> say <0559> to <0413> them, ‘This is what <03541> the sovereign <03069> Lord <0136> says <0559>: None <03808> of my words <01697> will be delayed <04900> any <03605> longer <05750>! The word <01697> I speak <01696> will come to pass <06213>, declares <05002> the sovereign <03069> Lord <0136>.’”