Yehezkiel 12:4

12:4 Bring out your belongings packed for exile during the day while they are watching. And go out at evening, while they are watching, as if for exile.

Yehezkiel 30:16

30:16 I will ignite a fire in Egypt;

Syene ¹  will writhe in agony,

Thebes will be broken down,

and Memphis will face enemies every day.

Yehezkiel 12:3

12:3 “Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, ²  although they are a rebellious house.

Yehezkiel 12:7

12:7 So I did just as I was commanded. I carried out my belongings packed for exile during the day, and at evening I dug myself a hole through the wall with my hands. I went out in the darkness, carrying my baggage ³  on my shoulder while they watched.

Yehezkiel 21:29

21:29 while seeing false visions for you

and reading lying omens for you ⁴  –

to place that sword ⁵  on the necks of the profane wicked, ⁶ 

whose day has come,

the time of final punishment.

[30:16]  ¹ tc The LXX reads “Syene,” which is Aswan in the south. The MT reads Sin, which has already been mentioned in v. 15.

[12:3]  ² tn Heb “see.” This plays on the uses of “see” in v. 2. They will see his actions with their eyes and perhaps they will “see” with their mind, that is, understand or grasp the point.

[12:7]  ³ tn The words “my baggage” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied from the context.

[21:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the seeing concerning you falsehood, in divining concerning you a lie.” This probably refers to the attempts of the Ammonites to ward off judgment through prophetic visions and divination.

[21:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “you”; the referent (the sword mentioned in v. 28) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:29]  ⁶ sn The second half of the verse appears to state that the sword of judgment would fall upon the wicked, despite their efforts to prevent it.