“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
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“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’
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Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
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'Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee: What doest thou?
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 12:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 17:12 “Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 24:19 The people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?”
- Ezekiel 20:49 Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’ ”
- Ezekiel 2:5-8 They, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse, for they are a rebellious house, yet they will know that there has been a prophet among them. You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse; for they are most rebellious. But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you.”
- Ezekiel 12:1-3 Yahweh’s word also came to me, saying, “Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house. “Therefore, you son of man, prepare your stuff for moving, and move by day in their sight. You shall move from your place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Do not they deride thy doings?
Do not they deride thy doings?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 12:9 Son of man, hath not the house…
Eze 12:9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Ver. 9. Hath not the house of Israel … said unto thee, What doest thou?] {a} q.d., Nothing less. So stupid they are, or so stubborn, that they never once asked any such question; or if they did, it was in a jeer, as who should say, You are a wise man to trouble yourself and us in this foolish and childish manner; a great deal of gravity sure you show therewhile.
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{a} Quid sibi vult quod ita migras? Tu, habet emphasin. - Lavat.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain What! are none come to thee, are they all…
What! are none come to thee, are they all so stupid, and regardless of my word and judgments? Do none inquire that they may know and do what is necessary in their circumstances? Do not thy fellow captives think these actions are significative? Do they not ask whether they in Babylon, or their fellow citizens at Jerusalem, are concerned in what thou doest?
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Say, I am your sign,.... Which represents you, and…
Say, I am your sign,.... Which represents you, and shows what will befall you:
like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; as he had carried out his stuff, and had removed it from one place to another, so they should be carried away out of their own land into a foreign country, as follows:
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they shall remove, and go into captivity; the Babylonish captivity.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Eze 12:9-16. Hath not the house of Israel said…
Eze 12:9-16. Hath not the house of Israel said — That is, I know they have said; as the words, “are they not written in the book of Chronicles, &c.?” mean, they are written there. What doest thou, &c. — They have inquired by way of derision and contempt, what these signs mean. Say — This burden concerneth the prince, &c. — Namely, King Zedekiah, chap. Eze 7:27. The prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder, &c. — Their king shall even be forced himself to carry what he can out of the city, in the dusk of the evening. They shall dig through the wall, &c. — His retinue shall make a private way to get out of the city, that they may not be discovered: see Jer 39:4; Jer 52:7. It is probable that the king and his companions fled through a breach made by themselves in the wall. Or the gate through which they fled might have been walled up during the siege. He shall cover his face, &c. — See note on Eze 12:6, and on 2Ki 25:7. My net also will I spread upon him — Though he thinks to escape, yet I will bring his enemies upon him, who shall encompass him, and stop his flight, as when a wild beast is entangled in a net. I will bring him to Babylon, yet shall he not see it — Neither the land nor the city; for his eyes will be put out at Riblah: see notes on 2Ki 25:5-7. I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him — Either the Egyptians, who came to assist him, or those that fled with him. And I will draw out the sword after them — I will cause them to be pursued by the sword and slain, whithersoever they go. But I will leave a few men — Hebrew, מספר אנשׁי, men of number: that is, populus numerabilis utpote parvus, a people easily numbered, as being few: Hor., Ars Poet., 50:206. From the sword &c., that they may declare all their abominations — May confess that they were justly punished for their idolatries and immoralities: or that they may declare the cause (namely, their heinous wickedness) why the city of Jerusalem, and the temple dedicated to Jehovah there, were delivered up to destruction, and thereby may justify my proceedings. And they shall know that I am the Lord — Namely, the Chaldeans shall know it. See how God brings good out of evil! The dispersion of sinners, who had done God much dishonour and disservice in their own country, proves the dispersion of penitents, who shall do him much honour and service in other countries.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain What doest thou?--They ask not in a docile spirit,…
What doest thou?--They ask not in a docile spirit, but making a jest of his proceedings.
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