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Ezekiel 12:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
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Role in This Section
The narrated sign act and its explanation introduces or commands “Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and…” at Ezekiel 12:2 as “Packed Baggage and a Wall Opening Enact Exile” develops.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 12:1–7
Read Ezekiel 12:2 with 12:1–7. By itself, “Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Before a rebellious house, Ezekiel packs exile baggage, digs through a wall, and departs with covered face as a visible sign.
Why It Needs Context
This context pointer tracks one step in Ezekiel 12:1–7: The narrated sign act and its explanation introduces or commands “Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and…” at Ezekiel 12:2 as “Packed Baggage and a Wall Opening Enact Exile” develops. Read the thought unit before assigning enduring truth or application.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 12:1–7 — Packed Baggage and a Wall Opening Enact ExileSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 12:1–7, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 12:1–7
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