Ezekiel 12:11

You 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Ezekiel addresses the house of Israel currently residing in Jerusalem, specifically the prince among them and the people under divine judgment (Ezekiel 12:10).

The words — The Hebrew מוֹפֶת (mōp̄et) translates literally as "sign" or "wonder," and the phrase כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי כֵן יֵעָשֶׂה (ka'ăšer 'āśîṯî kēn yē'āśeh) means "just as I have done, so it will be done" (Ezekiel 12:11).

The thread — This enacted prophecy of displacement aligns with the historical deportations detailed in Jeremiah 52:15 and 52:28, while reinforcing the unavoidable judgment motif found in Jeremiah 15:2.

Why it lands — The text states that Ezekiel’s physical actions serve as a direct warning that the Jerusalem residents will experience the exact captivity they are ignoring, requiring them to acknowledge the certainty of their coming exile.

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The Hebrew words

אֱמֹ֖ר'e.Morsay אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI מֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet./Khem[am] sign/ your כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka./'a.Sherjust/ as עָשִׂ֗יתִי'a.Si.tiI have done כֵּ֚ןkenso יֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.Sehit will be doneלָהֶ֔םla./Hemto/ themבַּגּוֹלָ֥הba./go.Lahin <the>/ exile בַשְּׁבִ֖יva./she.Viin <the>/ captivity יֵלֵֽכוּ׃ye.Le.khuthey will go

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Jeremiah 15:2 If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
Jeremiah 52:15 Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.
Jeremiah 52:28 These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
Ezekiel 12:6 And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”