Ezekiel 12:3

New Century Version

“So, human, pack your things as if you will be taken away captive, and walk away like a captive in the daytime with the people watching. Move from your place to another with the people watching. Maybe they will understand, even though they are a people who refuse to obey.

Cross References

Psalm 81:13

I wish my people would listen to me; I wish Israel would live my way.

Jeremiah 10:17

Get everything you own and prepare to leave, you people who are trapped by your enemies.

Jeremiah 26:3

Maybe they will listen and stop their evil ways. If they will, I will change my mind about bringing on them the disaster that I am planning because of the evil they have done.

Jeremiah 27:2

This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke out of straps and poles, and put it on the back of your neck.

Jeremiah 36:3

Maybe the family of Judah will hear what disasters I am planning to bring on them and will stop doing wicked things. Then I would forgive them for the sins and the evil things they have done.”

Jeremiah 36:7

Perhaps they will ask the Lord to help them. Perhaps each one will stop doing wicked things, because the Lord has announced that he is very angry with them.”

Jeremiah 7:26

But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did more evil than their ancestors.’

Ezekiel 12:7

I did these things as I was commanded. In the daytime I brought what I had packed as if I were being taken away captive. Then in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I brought my things out in the dark and carried them on my shoulders as the people watched.

Ezekiel 3:26

Also, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so you will be silent. You will not be able to argue with the people, even though they turn against me.

Ezekiel 3:27

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘The Lord God says this.’ Those who will listen, let them listen. Those who refuse, let them refuse, because they are a people who turn against me.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them: ‘The Lord God says: As surely as I live, I do not want any who are wicked to die. I want them to stop doing evil and live. Stop! Stop your wicked ways! You don’t want to die, do you, people of Israel?’

Ezekiel 43:11

If they are ashamed of all they have done, let them know the design of the Temple and how it is built. Show them its exits and entrances, all its designs, and also all its rules and teachings. Write the rules as they watch so they will obey all the teachings and rules about the Temple.

Luke 13:34

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone to death those who are sent to you. Many times I wanted to gather your people as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me.

Luke 20:13

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What will I do now? I will send my son whom I love. Maybe they will respect him.’

Deuteronomy 32:29

I wish they were wise and understood this; I wish they could see what will happen to them.

Deuteronomy 5:29

I wish their hearts would always respect me and that they would always obey my commands so that things would go well for them and their children forever!

2 Timothy 2:25

The Lord’s servant must gently teach those who disagree. Then maybe God will let them change their minds so they can accept the truth.