You 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.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.
- KJV Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
- NKJV Say, ‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall be carried away into captivity.’
- NASB Say, ‘I am a sign to you. Just as I have done, so it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.’
- NLT Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives.
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Quick answer
Ezekiel tells the people, 'I am your sign'—what he has done will be done to them in exile and captivity.
Overview
The prophet's actions are a mirror of the nation's near future: deportation is certain. Identifying himself as 'your sign' presses the application home personally. God's enacted word guarantees that judgment long announced will surely come to pass.
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Cross-references · 4
- Jer 15:2If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
- Jer 52:15Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.
- Jer 52:28–30These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
- Ezek 12:6And 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.”
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