Ezekiel 12 · Verse 11

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.
Ezekiel 12:11, King James Version

Ezekiel 12:11 in other translations

BSBYou are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives.
WEB“Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.
ASVSay, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.
YLTSay: I am your type; as I have done so it is done to them, into a removal, into a captivity, they do go.
DARBYSay, I am your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall go into exile, into captivity.
BBESay, I am your sign: as I have done, so will it be done to them: they will go away as prisoners.
WebsterSay, I am your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall remove and go into captivity.

What does Ezekiel 12:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. sign--portent of evil to come (Eze 24:27; Zec 3:8, Margin). Fulfilled (2Ki 25:1-7; Jr 52:1-11).

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

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Ezekiel 12:11 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.

אֱמֹ֖ר'e.MorsayH559
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
מֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet.Khem[am] sign yourH4159
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָשִׂ֗יתִי'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213
כֵּ֚ןkensoH3651
יֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.Sehit will be doneH6213
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto them
בַּגּוֹלָ֥הba.go.Lahin <the> exileH1473
בַשְּׁבִ֖יva.she.Viin <the> captivityH7628
יֵלֵֽכוּ\׃ye.Le.khuthey will goH1980

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 12:11

  • Jeremiah 15:2

    And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.

  • Jeremiah 52:15

    Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

  • Jeremiah 52:28-30

    This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

  • 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am.
6
remove and go. Heb. by removing go.
Jer 15:2; 52:15,28-30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 12:12

    And 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.

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Ezekiel 12:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Diles: Yo soy vuestra señal: como yo hice, así les harán á ellos: al pasar á otro país irán en cautiverio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Dis: Je suis pour vous un signe; comme j’ai fait, ainsi il leur sera fait: ils iront en exil et en captivité.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sprich: Ich bin ein Wahrzeichen für euch gleichwie ich getan habe, also soll ihnen getan werden: in die Verbannung, in die Gefangenschaft werden sie gehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dic: Ego portentum vestrum: quomodo feci, sic fiet illis: in transmigrationem et in captivitatem ibunt.