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Son of man, you dwell in the midst of their iniquities. They have eyes to see and do not see, and they have ears to hear and do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
And you, son of man, prepare for yourself the baggage of captivity by day before their eyes; and you shall be taken captive from your place to another place before their eyes, so that they may see, for they are a rebellious house.
And you shall bring out your baggage by day before their eyes, like the baggage of captivity; and you yourself shall go out in the evening, as a captive goes out.
Before their eyes you shall be taken up on shoulders and go out in secret; you shall cover your face and not look at the land, for I have made you a portent to the house of Israel.
And I did so, according to all that he commanded me: I brought out my baggage by day, like the baggage of captivity; and in the evening I dug through the wall for myself and went out in secret; I was taken up on shoulders before their eyes.
And the ruler in their midst shall be borne on shoulders and shall go out in secret through the wall; and he shall dig through it in order to go out through it. He shall cover his face so that he may not be seen by an eye, and he himself shall not see the land.
And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be caught in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and there he shall die.
But I will leave of them men few in number, from the sword and from famine and from death, so that they may recount all their lawless deeds among the nations where they have gone; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
And you shall say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord concerning those who dwell in Jerusalem, in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with want and drink their water with desolation, so that the land may be made desolate along with all its fullness; for all who dwell in it are ungodly.
Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord: I will put an end to this proverb, and the house of Israel shall no longer use this proverb. For you shall say to them, The days have drawn near, and the word of every vision.
For I am the Lord; I will speak my words; I will speak and I will do, and I will delay no longer. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a word and I will do it, says the Lord.