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In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You shall cover your face - A sign of mourning ; also of Zedekiah’s blindne (Ezekiel 12:12).

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Bear it ... carry it. —The pronouns are not in the original, and are better omitted. Otherwise, the “it” might seem to re…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Ezekiel is verbose in this narration. But in the beginning of the book, we said that because the teacher was sent to men who were very slow and stu…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

In their sight shall you bear [it] upon [your] shoulders. The bundle, packed up for his use and service, carried out thro…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

By the preparation for removal, and his breaking through the wall of his house at evening, as one desiring to escape from the enemy, the prophet si…

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