Ezekiel 12:11 Meaning
Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
Context Explained
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 12:16
This verse explains the purpose of the sign Ezekiel is to give regarding captivity.
Matthew 24:2
Jesus speaks of the destruction of the temple, paralleling Ezekiel's warnings of judgment.
Source: Ezekiel 12:11