Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 12:6
Thou shalt cover thy face - A sign of mourning (see Ezekiel 24:17); also of Zedekiah’s blindness Ezekiel 12:12. read more
Thou shalt cover thy face - A sign of mourning (see Ezekiel 24:17); also of Zedekiah’s blindness Ezekiel 12:12. read more
In the evening the prophet was to return to the wall, break through it, and transport the goods from the inside to the outside of the city. read more
Ezekiel 12:3-6. Therefore, prepare thee stuff for removing Hebrew, כלי גולה , vessels, or instruments of removing, namely, such as were suited for that purpose. Get all thy goods together, and pack them up as those do that remove from one place to another. Do this openly, and at noon-day, that the people, among whom thou dwellest, may all see and take notice of it. The prophets often prophesied in this way by signs, as being of greater force and efficacy than words. Thou shalt bring... read more
Pictures of exile (12:1-16)It appears that many of the exiles were rebellious against God because of his message of doom, and were still hoping for an early return to Jerusalem (12:1-2). God therefore commanded Ezekiel to act another message for them. He was to show that the exiles had no chance of returning to Jerusalem. On the contrary, the Jerusalemites would come to join the exiles in Babylon. Ezekiel’s daytime act was to gather a few belongings that an exile could carry with him and set... read more
Dig thou through the wall . The sign (Ezekiel 12:2 ) that Zedekiah would do this "betwixt the walls" (2 Kings 25:4 .Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 39:4 ). read more
cover thy face . The sign (Ezekiel 12:11 ) that Zedekiah would disguise himself. the ground = the land: i.e. the land Zedekish was going forth from and would never see again. Hebrew. eth haerez. a sign. Hebrew. 'oth. Compare Genesis 1:14 . Divine portents as to things that were to come. read more
as = according as, captivity . See notes on Ezekiel 12:3 . read more
"And I did as I was commanded; I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I digged through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bare it upon my shoulder in their sight."This verse merely notes that Ezekiel carded out the Lord's instructions exactly. read more
Ezekiel 12:6. I have set thee for a sign— That is, "as a man whose ways, words, and actions, shall be signs and figures to them of what is to happen: all in your person shall be significative and prophetical." read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 12:3-7
Prepare thee stuff for removing , etc.; better, equipment for a journey, with the implied thought that it is the journey of one going into exile. "Bag and baggage," all the household goods which an exile could take with him, were to be brought out in broad daylight and piled up opposite his door. Then in the twilight (Revised Version, in the dark, and so in Ezekiel 12:7 , Ezekiel 12:12 ) he was to go forth, not by the door of his house, but by breaking through the wall (with such... read more