Ezekiel 12:3–11

³“Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. ⁴By day you shall bring out your belongings in their sight, as though going into captivity; and at evening you shall go in their sight, like those who go into captivity. ⁵Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry your belongings out through it. ⁶In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, ^dfor I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

⁷So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.

⁸And in the morning the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ⁹“Son of man, has not the house of Israel, ^ethe rebellious house, said to you, ^f‘What are you doing?’ ¹⁰Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “This ^gburden ¹concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.” ’ ¹¹Say, ^h‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; ⁱthey shall be carried away into captivity.’