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Ezekiel 12:6

King James Version (KJV)

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In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 12:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 12:6

Theological / Devotional

Cover thy face. Probably as a token of how Zedekiah (see on v. 10) would disguise himself to avoid recognition, or perhaps a token of grief, a symbol of the disgrace and sorrow of the exile’s departure.

By SdaBc