Yǐsījiēshū 12:21-28

21 Yē hé huá de huà yòu lín dǎo wò shuò ，

22 Rěn zǐ a ，zài nǐ mén yǐ sè liè dì zén ma yǒu zhe sù yú ，shuò rì zǐ chì yán ，yī qiè yì xiāng dōu luò le kòng ne ？

23 Nǐ yào gāo sù tā mén shuō ，zhǔ yē hé huá rú cǐ shuō ，wǒ bì shì zhe sù yú zhī xǐ ，yǐ sè liè zhōng bú zài yòng zhe sù yǔ 。nì què yào duì tā mén shuō ，rì zǐ lín jīn yǐ qiè de yì xiāng bì dōu yìng yàn 。

24 Cóng cǐ ，zài yǐ sè liè jiā zhōng bì bú zài yǒu xù jiá de yì xiāng hé fèng chéng de zhàn bó 。

25 Wǒ yē hé huá shuō huà，suó shuō de bì dìng chéng jiū ，bú zài dān yán 。nǐ mén zhe bēi nǐ zhī jiā ，wǒ suó shuō de huà bì chēn nǐ mén zài shì de rì zǐ chéng jiù 。zhe shì zhǔ ye hé huá shuō de 。

26 Yē hé huá de huà yòu lín dǎo wò shuò ，

27 Rěn zǐ a ，yǐ sè liè jiā de rěn shuō ，tā suó jiān de yì xiàng shì guān hù hòu lǎi xǔ duō de rì zǐ ，suó shuō de yù yǎn shì zhǐ zhe jí yuǎn de shǐ hòu 。

28 Suó yǐ nǐ yào duì tā mén shuō ，zhǔ yē hé huá rú cǐ shuō ，wǒ de huà měi yǒu yī jū zài dān yǎn de ，wǒ suó shuō de bì dìng chéng jiū 。zhe shì zhǔ yē hé huá shuō de 。

Yǐsījiēshū 12:21-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 12

In this chapter, under the sign of the prophet's removing household goods, is represented the removal of the king of Judah and his people from their own land into captivity; and under another sign, of the prophet's eating and drinking with quaking, and trembling, and carefulness, is set forth, either the famine that should be during the siege of Jerusalem, or the desolations following the taking of it; and the chapter is concluded with a reproof of the Jews flattering themselves that these prophecies respected times a great way off, and therefore hoped they would never be accomplished. The preface to the first sign is in Eze 12:1,2; which describes the people of the Jews as rebellious, and given up to judicial blindness and hardness; and suggests the cause of all their calamities: the order to prepare goods for removing, to show to the people; for digging a wall; carrying the stuff out in their sight, on his shoulders, at twilight; and covering his face when he did it, is in Eze 12:3-6; the execution of this order, which is declared in part for the whole, is in Eze 12:7; then follows the explication of this sign, Eze 12:8-11; and the application of it, first to King Zedekiah, in whom should be fulfilled several of the particulars mentioned, Eze 12:12,13; and to the people about him, and his army that should be scattered and fall by the sword, Eze 12:14; the end of which should be, that the Lord should be known, his power, truth, and righteousness, by a few that should escape the famine, pestilence, and sword, Eze 12:15,16. The second sign, with the explication and application of it, is in Eze 12:17-20; and the chapter is closed with a reproof of the Jews; the proverbial expression they used, and which the Lord resented, is cited Eze 12:21,22; and the prophet is bid to assure them that it should cease, or there should be no room for it; and also every vain vision and flattering divination, Eze 12:23,24; and that the word of the Lord should not be prolonged, but should quickly and certainly be accomplished; and that their hopes of the contrary were in vain, Eze 12:25-28.