{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/ezekiel/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T00:16:59.082Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Ezekiel","bookSlug":"ezekiel","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":48,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a provoking house: who have eyes to see, and see not: and ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a provoking house. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou, therefore, O son of man, prepare thee all necessaries for removing, and remove by day in their sight: and thou shalt remove out of thy place to another place in their sight, if so be they will regard it: for they are a provoking house. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And thou shalt bring forth thy furniture as the furniture of one that is removing by day in their sight: and thou shalt go forth in the evening in their presence, as one goeth forth that removeth his dwelling. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Dig thee a way through the wall before their eyes: and thou shalt go forth through it. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"In their sight thou shalt be carried out upon men's shoulders, thou shalt be carried out in the dark: thou shalt cover thy face, and shalt not see the ground: for I have set thee for a sign of things to come to the house of Israel. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I did therefore as he had commanded me: I brought forth my goods by day, as the goods of one that removeth: and in the evening I digged through the wall with my hand: and I went forth in the dark, and was carried on men's shoulders in their sight. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the word of the Lord came to me in the morning, saying: "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the provoking house, said to thee: What art thou doing? "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: This burden concerneth my prince that is in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel, that are among them. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Say: I am a sign of things to come to you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall be removed from their dwellings, and go into captivity. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And the prince that is in the midst of them, shall be carried on shoulders, he shall go forth in the dark: they shall dig through the wall to bring him out: his face shall be covered, that he may not see the ground with his eyes. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans, and he shall not see it, and there he shall die. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And all that are about him, his guards, and his troops I will scatter into every wind: and I will draw out the sword after them. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have dispersed them among the nations, and scattered them in the countries. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And I will leave a few men of them from the sword, and from the famine, and from the pestilence: that they may declare all their wicked deeds among the nations whither they shall go: and they shall know that I am the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble: and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And say to the people of the land: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread in care, and drink their water in desolation: that the land may become desolate from the multitude that is therein, for the iniquity of all that dwell therein. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And the cities that are now inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate: and you shall know that I am the Lord. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Say to them therefore: Thus saith the Lord God: I will make this proverb to cease, neither shall it be any more a common saying in Israel: and tell them that the days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"For there shall be no more any vain visions, nor doubtful divination in the midst of the children of Israel. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"For I the Lord will speak: and what word soever I shall speak, it shall come to pass, and shall not be prolonged any more: but in your days, ye provoking house, I will speak the word, and will do it, saith the Lord God. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The vision that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this men prophesieth of times afar off. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Ezekiel 12 (DRB)","markdown":"[Ezekiel 12](https://primebible.com/drb/ezekiel/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/ezekiel/12 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}