1The word of Yehovah also came to me, saying, 2Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and do not see, who have ears to hear, and do not hear; for they are a rebellious house. 3Therefore, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile, and go into exile by day in their sight; and you shall go into exile from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. 4And you shall bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile; and you shall go forth yourself at evening in their sight, as when men go forth into exile. 5Dig through the wall in their sight, and carry it out through it. 6In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark; you shall cover your face, that you may not see the land: for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel. 7And I did so as I was commanded: I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hand; I brought it out in the dark, and carried it on my shoulder in their sight. 8And in the morning the word of Yehovah came to me, saying, 9Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What are you doing? 10Say to them, Thus says the Lord Yehovah: This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are. 11Say, I am your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; they shall go into exile, into captivity. 12And the prince who is among them shall bear it on his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry it out through it: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes. 13My net also I will spread over him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there. 14And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them. 15And they shall know that I am Yehovah, when I disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries. 16But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am Yehovah. 17Moreover the word of Yehovah came to me, saying, 18Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness; 19and say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yehovah concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and stripped of all that is in it, because of the violence of all those who dwell in it. 20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yehovah. 21And the word of Yehovah came to me, saying, 22Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails? 23Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yehovah: I will make this proverb cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say to them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. 24For there shall no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25For I am Yehovah; I will speak, and the word that I speak shall be performed; it shall no longer be deferred: for in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word, and will perform it, says the Lord Yehovah. 26Again the word of Yehovah came to me, saying, 27Son of man, behold, those of the house of Israel say, The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off. 28Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord Yehovah: None of my words shall be deferred any more, but the word which I speak shall be performed, says the Lord Yehovah.