Ezekiel 12 · Verse 10

Ezekiel 12:10

Say 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.
Ezekiel 12:10, King James Version

Ezekiel 12:10 in other translations

BSBTell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’
WEB“Say to them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.”’
ASVSay thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.
YLTsay unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: ‘The prince is this burden in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel who are in their midst.
DARBYSay unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
BBEYou are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: This word has to do with the ruler in Jerusalem and all the children of Israel in it.
WebsterSay thou to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD, This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.

What does Ezekiel 12:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. burden--that is, weighty oracle. the prince--The very man Zedekiah, in whom they trust for safety, is to be the chief sufferer. Josephus [Antiquities, 10.7] reports that Ezekiel sent a copy of this prophecy to Zedekiah. As Jeremiah had sent a letter to the captives at the Chebar, which was the means of calling forth at first the agency of Ezekiel, so it was natural for Ezekiel to send a message to Jerusalem confirming the warnings of Jeremiah. The prince, however, fancying a contradiction between Eze 12:13; "he shall not see Babylon," and Jr 24:8, 9, declaring he should be carried to Babylon, believed neither. Seeming discrepancies in Scripture on deeper search prove to be hidden harmonies.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 This burden - This prediction concerning the prince. By this I point out the capture, misery, and ruin of Zedekiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 12:1-16

The approaching captivity. (Ezek 12:1-16) An emblem of the consternation of the Jews. (Ezek 12:17-20) Answers to the objections of scoffers. (Ezek 12:21-28) Verses 1-16 By the preparation for removal, and his breaking through the wall of his house at evening, as one desirous to escape from the enemy, the prophet signified the conduct and fate of Zedekiah. When God has delivered us, we must glorify him and edify…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 12:1-16 →

Ezekiel 12:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorsayH559
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
כֹּ֥הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
הַנָּשִׂ֞יאha.na.Si'[is] the princeH5387
הַמַּשָּׂ֤אha.ma.Sa'the oracleH4853
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Lamin JerusalemH3389
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
הֵ֥מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
בְתוֹכָֽם\׃ve.to.Kham[are] in midst of themH8432

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Cross references for Ezekiel 12:10

  • 2 Kings 9:25

    Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the Lord laid this burden upon him;

  • Isaiah 13:1

    The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

  • Ezekiel 17:13-21

    And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. …

  • Jeremiah 38:18

    But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

  • Ezekiel 7:27

    The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Isaiah 14:28

    In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

  • Jeremiah 21:7

    And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

  • Ezekiel 21:25-27

    And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

  • Jeremiah 24:8

    And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

  • Malachi 1:1

    The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
This.
2Ki 9:25; Isa 13:1; 14:28; Mal 1:1
prince.That is, Zedekiah king of Judah.
7:27; 17:13-21; 21:25-27; Jer 21:7; 24:8; 38:18

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Context

  • Ezekiel 12:9

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

  • Ezekiel 12:10

    Say 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.

  • Ezekiel 12:11

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

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Ezekiel 12:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Al príncipe en Jerusalem es esta carga, y á toda la casa de Israel que está en medio de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Dis-leur: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Cet oracle concerne le prince qui est dans Jérusalem, et toute la maison d’Israël qui est au milieu d’eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sprich zu ihnen: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Den Fürsten in Jerusalem betrifft dieser Ausspruch und das ganze Haus Israel, in dessen Mitte sie sind.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dic ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Super ducem onus istud, qui est in Jerusalem, et super omnem domum Israël, quæ est in medio eorum.