Ezekiel 12:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Say: I <FI>am<Fi> your type; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they do go.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 12:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 25:7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- 2 Kings 25:11Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.
- Jeremiah 10:17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.
- Jeremiah 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.’
- Jeremiah 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.
- Jeremiah 52:28These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
- Ezekiel 4:1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 4:3Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 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.”
- Zechariah 3:8Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
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