Ezekiel 17:12 ““Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things…”

Ezekiel 17:12

“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

World English Bible

“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.

American Standard Version

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon.

Geneva Bible 1599

Say now to this rebellious house, Know ye not, what these things meane? tell them, Behold, the King of Babel is come to Ierusalem, and hath taken the King thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babel,

Darby Translation

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things are? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon.

Young's Literal Translation

'Say, I pray thee, to the rebellious house, Have ye not known what these [are]? Say, Lo, come hath the king of Babylon to Jerusalem, And he taketh its king, and its princes, And bringeth them to himself to Babylon.

Bible in Basic English

Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon;

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Cross references

“to the”

Ezekiel 2:8 Ezekiel 3:9 Isaiah 1:2 Ezekiel 2:5 Ezekiel 12:9

Ezekiel 2:8 · BSB

And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”

Ezekiel 3:9 · BSB

I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”

Isaiah 1:2 · BSB

Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

Ezekiel 2:5 · BSB

And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

Ezekiel 12:9 · BSB

“Son of man, hasn’t the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ‘What are you doing?’

“Know”

Ezekiel 24:19 Exodus 12:26 Deuteronomy 6:20 Joshua 4:6 Joshua 4:21 Matthew 13:51

Ezekiel 24:19 · BSB

Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”

Exodus 12:26 · BSB

When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’

Deuteronomy 6:20 · BSB

In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?”

Joshua 4:6 · BSB

to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

Joshua 4:21 · BSB

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’

Matthew 13:51 · BSB

Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

“Behold”

Ezekiel 17:3 Ezekiel 1:2 2 Kings 24:10–16 Jeremiah 22:24–28 2 Chronicles 36:9 2 Chronicles 36:10

Ezekiel 17:3 · BSB

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.

Ezekiel 1:2 · BSB

On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

2 Kings 24:10–16 · BSB

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

Jeremiah 22:24–28 · BSB

“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.

2 Chronicles 36:9 · BSB

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 36:10 · BSB

In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

“and led”

Isaiah 39:7 Jeremiah 52:31–34

Isaiah 39:7 · BSB

And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 52:31–34 · BSB

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and…

Also

Ezekiel 2:3–5

Ezekiel 2:3–5 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

13He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

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