Ezekiel 12:8

8 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me in the morning, {saying},

Ezekiel 12:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:8

And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying.
] That is, in the morning after he had done all the above things commanded him; explaining the meaning of them, and showing to whom they belonged.

Ezekiel 12:8 In-Context

6 Before their eyes, on your shoulder, you must lift up [the baggage] in the dusk, [and] your face you must cover, so that you may not see the land, for I make you [as] a sign to the house of Israel."

7 And I did {just as} I was commanded; my baggage, like [the] baggage of an exile, I brought out by day, and in the evening I dug through for myself into the wall with my hand in the dusk; I brought [the baggage] on [my] shoulder; I carried [it] before their eyes.

8 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me in the morning, {saying},

9 "Son of man, did not they, the house of Israel, the house of rebellion, say to you, 'What [are] you doing?'

10 Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "This oracle [is about] the prince in Jerusalem and {the entire} house of Israel {who are among them}." '

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "was"
• [b] Literally "to say"