Ezekiel 12:2

2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a provoking house: who have eyes to see, and see not: and ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a provoking house.

Ezekiel 12:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:2

Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house,
&c.] The captives in Babylon, who murmured at their present condition and circumstances, and looked upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be in happy ones, and believed they would continue in them, as the false prophets persuaded them; not believing the prophets of the Lord; and encouraged them to stand out against the king of Babylon, repenting that they had surrendered to him, and hoped they should by their means be delivered see the same character of them, ( Ezekiel 2:3 Ezekiel 2:5-7 ) ( Ezekiel 3:9 Ezekiel 3:26 ) ; which have eyes to see, and see not: they have ears to hear, and hear
not;
they had natural sense and understanding, and means and opportunities of being better informed, and of knowing the true state of things, and how they were, and would be; but they wilfully shut their eyes against all light and evidence, and stopped their ears, and would not hearken to the words of the prophets: for they [are] a rebellious house;
stubborn, obstinate, and self-willed: or, "a house of rebellion" ^F18.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (yrm tyb) "domus rebellionis", Montanus, Vatablus, Starckius; "domus inobedientiae", Cocceius.

Ezekiel 12:2 In-Context

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a provoking house: who have eyes to see, and see not: and ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a provoking house.

3 Thou, therefore, O son of man, prepare thee all necessaries for removing, and remove by day into their sight: and thou shalt remove out of thy place to another place in their sight, if so be they will regard it: for they are a provoking house.

4 And thou shalt bring forth thy furniture as the furniture of one that is removing by day in their sight: and thou shalt go forth in the evening in their presence, as one goeth forth that removeth his dwelling.

5 Dig thee a way through the wall before their eyes: and thou shalt go forth through it.