Ezekiel 12:18 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;”

Ezekiel 12:18

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But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I {am} the LORD. {a few...: Heb. men of number}

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, {and} of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. {all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof}

And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD.

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Ezekiel 12:1

"The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 12:2

"Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they {are} a rebellious house."

Ezekiel 12:3

"Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they {be} a rebellious house. {stuff: or, instruments}"

Ezekiel 12:4

"Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. {as they...: Heb. as the goings forth of captivity}"

Ezekiel 12:5

"Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. {Dig...: Heb. Dig for thee}"

Ezekiel 12:6

"In their sight shalt thou bear {it} upon {thy} shoulders, {and} carry {it} forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee {for} a sign unto the house of Israel."

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