Ezekiel 12

Gen Z: Ezekiel 12

1The word of the Lord slid into my DMs, saying,

2Yo, son of man, you’re living in a totally sus crew, they got eyes but can’t see, ears but can’t hear. They’re just straight up rebellious.

3So, son of man, get your stuff ready to bounce, and do it in front of them; you’re moving from one spot to another, maybe they’ll wake up, even though they’re wildin’.

4Bring your stuff out during the day for them to see, like you’re moving out; then at night, pop out like you’re heading into the wild.

5Dig through the wall where they can see you, and take your things out.

6Carry it on your shoulders where they can watch, and do it at twilight: cover your face so you don’t see the ground, 'cause I made you a sign for the house of Israel.

7And I did what I was told: I brought my stuff out during the day, like I was going into captivity, and at night, I dug through the wall with my hands; I took it out at twilight, carrying it on my shoulder right in front of them.

8In the morning, the word of the Lord hit me again, saying,

9Yo, son of man, didn’t the house of Israel, that rebellious squad, ask you, “What are you doing?”

10Tell them this: The Lord God says, this burden is about the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel chillin' with them.

11Say, I’m your sign: just like I did, that’s how it’s gonna go down for them too; they’re gonna bounce and get taken away, no cap.

12And the prince among them is gonna carry his stuff on his shoulder at dusk, pop off and dig through the wall to get out; he’s gonna cover his face so he doesn’t peep the ground, fr.

13I’m gonna spread my net on him, and he’s gonna get caught in my trap; I’ll send him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; but he won’t even see it before he kicks the bucket there.

14I’ll scatter everyone around him to help him, and all his crew; and I’ll pull out the sword after them, vibes.

15They’ll know I’m the Lord when I scatter them among the nations and spread them out in different places, periodt.

16But I’ll leave a few of them from the sword, famine, and sickness; so they can talk about all their wild stuff among the nations they end up in; and they’ll know I’m the Lord.

17Then the word of the Lord hit me, saying,

18Yo, son of man, eat your bread with some nervous energy, and drink your water with a side of caution, fr.

19And tell the people of the land, this is what the Lord God of Jerusalem and Israel says; they’ll eat their bread carefully and drink their water in shock, ‘cause the land’s gonna be empty from all that’s in it, thanks to the violence from everyone living there.

20And the cities that are still standing will be wrecked, and the land will be empty; and you’ll know I’m the Lord.

21So the vibe check from the Lord hit me, saying,

22Yo, son of man, what’s up with that saying in Israel? Like, “The days are long, and every vision is a flop?”

23Tell ‘em this: The Lord God’s got you! This saying is donezo, and they won’t use it anymore in Israel; instead, say, “The days are here, and every vision is about to pop off.”

24No more fake visions or smooth talkin’ in Israel’s crib.

25I’m the Lord, and I’m about to drop some truth; what I say is gonna happen, no cap: in your time, you rebellious crew, I’m gonna speak and make it lit, says the Lord God.

26Again, the Lord hit me up, saying,

27Yo, son of man, check it, the people in Israel are saying, “The vision he sees is ages away, and he’s prophesying about stuff that’s super far off.”

28So tell ‘em this: The Lord God says, none of my words are gonna be delayed anymore; what I’ve said is gonna be done, says the Lord God.

KJV: Ezekiel 12

1The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying,

2Son 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.

3Therefore, 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.

4Then 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.

5Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.

6In 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.

7And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.

8And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,

9Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

10Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.

11Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.

12And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

13My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

15And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.

16But 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.

17Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

18Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

19And 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.

20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

21And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

25For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.

26Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

28Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God.

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