Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 12:4

"And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile." — Ezekiel 12:4 (ASV)

The particulars which Ezekiel here foretold actually occurred (Compare to 2 Kings 25:4; Jeremiah 39:4); but at this time Zedekiah seemed to be prosperous, and the Jews at Jerusalem expected, it is clear, a long continuation of his prosperity (see Ezekiel 17:1 note).

The prophetic character of this passage is undoubted (the prophet is declared to be a sign, Ezekiel 12:6). The genuineness of the book and the position of the passage within it are beyond dispute; in the historical event, we have an exact fulfillment. The only legitimate inference is that the prophet received his knowledge from above.