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Ezekiel 12:9

12:8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

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“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

Son of man, has not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, What do you?

12:10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.

What does Ezekiel 12:9 mean?

Ezekiel 12:9 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), אָדָם (ʼâdâm), בַּיִת (bayith). It connects to 24 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Sonבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
man,אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
hath
not
the
houseבַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
the
rebelliousמְרִיmᵉrîy/mer-ee'/H4805bitterness, i.e. (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious
house,בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
unto
thee,
What
doestעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thou?

Commentary on Ezekiel 12:9

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 12:9
ut an end to the temple, and sacrifice and reject those that adhered to them, ver. 1-4 . II. The salvation God will in due time work for his people out of the hands of their oppressors ( ver. 5 ), speaking terror to the persecutors ( ver. 6 ) and comfort to the persecuted, a speedy and complete deliverance ( ver. 10, 11 ), the accession of the Gentiles to them, and abundance of satisfaction therein, ver. 12-14 . III. The terrible vengeance which God will bring upon the enemies of his church and people, ver. 15-18 . IV. The happy establishment of the church upon large and sure foundations, its constant attendance on God and triumph over its enemies, ver. 19-24 . And we may well expect that this evangelical prophet, here, in the close of his prophecy, should (as he does) look as far forward as to the latter days, to the last day, to the days of eternity. The Vanity of Mere Ritual Obedience. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Thus saith the Lord , The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord : but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. 3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 Kings 22:19

Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

2 Kings 22:20

Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

2 Chronicles 34:27

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

2 Chronicles 34:28

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

Ezra 9:4

Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

Ezra 10:3

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. to put: Heb. to bring forth

Psalms 34:18

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. unto: Heb. to the broken of heart of a contrite: Heb. contrite of spirit

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Jeremiah 31:19Jeremiah 31:20Ezekiel 9:4Ezekiel 12:5Ezekiel 40:26Habakkuk 3:16Matthew 5:3Matthew 5:4Luke 18:13Luke 18:14Acts 9:6Philippians 2:12Colossians 1:17Hebrews 1:2Hebrews 1:3

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 12:9.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:12

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

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What does Ezekiel 12:9 say?

Ezekiel 12:9 (King James Version) reads: "Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?"

Is Ezekiel 12:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 12:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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