^{6 Ref} 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.

^{7 Ref} And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I digged through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.

⁸ And in the morning came the word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

^{9 Ref} Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

^{10 Ref} Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This burden `concerneth' the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.

^{11 Ref} Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; they shall go into exile, into captivity.

^{12 Ref} And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes.

^{13 Ref} My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

^{14 Ref} And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

^{15 Ref} And they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.

^{16 Ref} But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations whither they come; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.