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Eze 12:1-28.
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Eze 12:1-28.
EZEKIEL'S TYPICAL MOVING TO EXILE: PROPHECY OF ZEDEKIAH'S CAPTIVITY AND PRIVATION OF SIGHT: THE JEWS' UNBELIEVING SURMISE AS TO THE DISTANCE OF THE EVENT REPROVED.
1, 2. eyes to see, and see not, . . . ears to hear, and hear not--fulfilling the prophecy of
De 29:4,
here quoted by Ezekiel (compare
Isa 6:9; Jer 5:21).
Ezekiel needed often to be reminded of the people's perversity, lest he should be discouraged by the little effect produced by his prophecies. Their "not seeing" is the result of perversity, not incapacity. They are wilfully blind. The persons most interested in this prophecy were those dwelling at Jerusalem; and it is among them that Ezekiel was transported in spirit, and performed in vision, not outwardly, the typical acts. At the same time, the symbolical prophecy was designed to warn the exiles at Chebar against cherishing hopes, as many did in opposition to God's revealed word, of returning to Jerusalem, as if that city was to stand; externally living afar off, their hearts dwelt in that corrupt and doomed capital.
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3. 擄去使用的物件——更確切地說，「被擄者的行裝」，即適合被擄者攜帶的物品：一根手杖和一個背包，帶著糧食和衣物的供應；照樣「被擄的器具」，
Jer 46:19，
旁註，即所需的裝備。他簡單的宣告既然失效，他就要以象徵性的方式，藉著在異象中所行動作的口頭描繪，給他們一個眼見的演示。
看——
(De 32:29)。
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3. stuff for removing--rather, "an exile's outfit," the articles proper to a person going as an exile, a staff and knapsack, with a supply of food and clothing; so "instruments of captivity,"
Jer 46:19,
Margin, that is, the needful equipments for it. His simple announcements having failed, he is symbolically to give them an ocular demonstration conveyed by a word-painting of actions performed in vision.
consider--
(De 32:29).
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4. 白日——在光天化日之下，當眾人都能看見你的時候。
到了晚上——並不與「白日」的話矛盾。行李要在白日先送出去，以西結要在夜幕低垂時隨後而行〔GROTIUS〕；或說，預備要在白天作，實際的出發要在夜間完成〔HENDERSON〕。
如同擄去的人出去一樣——字面作「如同被擄之人的出去」，即被擄隊伍的出去，也就是在沉寂的黑暗中：預表西底家在城被攻取時夜間逃亡
(Jer 39:4; 52:7)。
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4. by day--in broad daylight, when all can see thee.
at even--not contradicting the words "by day." The baggage was to be sent before by day, and Ezekiel was to follow at nightfall [GROTIUS]; or, the preparations were to be made by day, the actual departure was to be effected at night [HENDERSON].
as they that go forth into captivity--literally, "as the goings forth of the captivity," that is, of the captive band of exiles, namely, amid the silent darkness: typifying Zedekiah's flight by night on the taking of the city
(Jer 39:4; 52:7).
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5. 挖——正如西底家要像挖牆的人一樣逃脫，偷偷地完成逃亡
(Eze 12:12)。
帶出去——即「你的物件」
(Eze 12:4)。
從那裡——從牆上的開口。西底家「從兩道城牆中間的門」逃脫
(Jer 39:4)。
英文原文
5. Dig--as Zedekiah was to escape like one digging through a wall, furtively to effect an escape
(Eze 12:12).
carry out--namely, "thy stuff"
(Eze 12:4).
thereby--by the opening in the wall. Zedekiah escaped "by the gate betwixt the two walls"
(Jer 39:4).
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6. 在……幽暗——更確切地說，「在黑暗中」。照樣在
Ge 15:17，
「它」指「你的物件」。
遮掩臉——如蒙著臉的人，怕被遇見的人認出。猶太人和西底家也當如此偷偷地、不敢回顧地退場，他們的逃命如此倉皇〔CALVIN〕。
預兆——更確切地說，「兆頭」，即關乎災禍的兆頭。
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6. in . . . twilight--rather, "in the dark." So in
Ge 15:17,
"it" refers to "thy stuff."
cover thy face--as one who muffles his face, afraid of being recognized by anyone meeting him. So the Jews and Zedekiah should make their exit stealthily and afraid to look around, so hurried should be their fight [CALVIN].
sign--rather, "a portent," namely, for evil.
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9. 你做甚麼呢？——他們不是以受教的心靈發問，而是嘲笑他的舉動。
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9. What doest thou?--They ask not in a docile spirit, but making a jest of his proceedings.
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10. 重擔——即沉重的神諭。
這王——他們所信靠為安全的西底家本人，竟要成為最大的受苦者。JOSEPHUS〔《猶太古史》十7〕報告說，以西結曾將這預言的抄本送給西底家。正如耶利米曾寫信給迦巴魯的俘虜——這封信最初激發了以西結的事奉——照樣以西結很自然地會送信息到耶路撒冷以印證耶利米的警告。然而，王子以為
結十二13
「他看不見巴比倫」與
耶二十四8-9
宣告他必被帶到巴比倫之間有矛盾，因此兩者都不信。聖經中表面的差異，在深入查考後，證實是隱藏的和諧。
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10. burden--that is, weighty oracle.
the prince--The very man Zedekiah, in whom they trust for safety, is to be the chief sufferer. JOSEPHUS [Antiquities, 10.7] reports that Ezekiel sent a copy of this prophecy to Zedekiah. As Jeremiah had sent a letter to the captives at the Chebar, which was the means of calling forth at first the agency of Ezekiel, so it was natural for Ezekiel to send a message to Jerusalem confirming the warnings of Jeremiah. The prince, however, fancying a contradiction between
Eze 12:13;
"he shall not see Babylon," and
Jer 24:8, 9,
declaring he should be carried to Babylon, believed neither. Seeming discrepancies in Scripture on deeper search prove to be hidden harmonies.
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11. 預兆——即將來之災禍的凶兆
（結二十四27； 亞三8，
邊註）。應驗見
（王下二十五1-7； 耶五十二1-11）。
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11. sign--portent of evil to come
(Eze 24:27; Zec 3:8,
Margin). Fulfilled
(2Ki 25:1-7; Jer 52:1-11).
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12. 王……在他們中間——字面意思是「在他們中間的」，即眾人目光所注視的，他們指望「在他的蔭下」存活
（哀四20）。
要扛——即他的「搬家之物」；他旅途的裝備。
遮住臉面看不見地——參
結十二6
的註解； 結十二6
的象徵在本節中加以解釋。他要蒙住臉以免被認出：這對一個君王而言是何等的屈辱！
英文原文
12. prince . . . among them--literally, "that is in the midst of them," that is, on whom the eyes of all are cast, and "under whose shadow" they hope to live
(La 4:20).
shall bear--namely, his "stuff for removing"; his equipments for his journey.
cover his face, that he see not the ground--See on
Eze 12:6;
the symbol in
Eze 12:6
is explained in this verse. He shall muffle his face so as not to be recognized: a humiliation for a king!
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13. 我的網——迦勒底軍隊。他將無法擺脫地陷入其中，如同網羅的網眼中。這是神的網
（伯十九6）。
巴比倫是神的工具
（賽十5）。
被稱為「網」
（哈一14-16）。
將他帶到巴比倫……他卻看不見那地——因為他將在被帶到那裡之前被剜去雙眼
（耶五十二11）。
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13. My net--the Chaldean army. He shall be inextricably entangled in it, as in the meshes of a net. It is God's net
(Job 19:6).
Babylon was God's instrument
(Isa 10:5).
Called "a net"
(Hab 1:14-16).
bring him to Babylon . . . ; yet shall he not see it--because he should be deprived of sight before he arrived there
(Jer 52:11).
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14. 一切……幫助他的——他的隨從：他的衛隊。
軍兵——字面意思是軍隊的「翅膀」
（賽八8）。
拔出……刀劍追趕他們——（參
結五2
的註解； 結五12）。
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14. all . . . about him--his satellites: his bodyguard.
bands--literally, "the wings" of an army
(Isa 8:8).
draw out . . . sword after them--(See on
Eze 5:2;
Eze 5:12).
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16. 我卻要留下少數……使他們述說……可憎的事——神分散少數餘民在外邦中的目的；即不僅要他們自己戒除偶像崇拜（見
結十二15），
還要藉他們自己的言語，以及作為俘虜的全部狀態，在萬國中彰顯神的公義——在他們因罪受罰的事上得著辯明（參
賽四十三10； 亞八13）。
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16. I will leave a few . . . that they may declare . . . abominations--God's purpose in scattering a remnant of Jews among the Gentiles; namely, not only that they themselves should be weaned from idolatry (see
Eze 12:15),
but that by their own word, as also by their whole state as exiles, they should make God's righteousness manifest among the Gentiles, as vindicated in their punishment for their sins (compare
Isa 43:10; Zec 8:13).
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18. 象徵性地描繪了他們在流亡中、特別是在圍困時，當以何等的飢荒與恐懼吃那微薄的食物。
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18. Symbolical representation of the famine and fear with which they should eat their scanty morsel, in their exile, and especially at the siege.
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19. 本地的百姓——指被擄到迦勒底「本地」的猶大人，他們自以為被擄是悲慘的，反而嫉妒留在耶路撒冷的猶大人為有福。
以色列地——與「迦勒底本地的百姓」相對。留在耶路撒冷的猶大人遠非如迦勒底被擄者所看為的有福，他們實在是悲慘的，因為最壞的還在他們前頭，而被擄者已逃過了將來圍城的災禍。
地……因其中所有的荒涼——直譯為「使那地（即猶大地）被奪去其豐盛」；即其中所充滿的居民以及牛群與五穀的豐富盡被掏空。
因……強暴——
（詩 107:34）。
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19. people of the land--the Jews "in the land" of Chaldea who thought themselves miserable as being exiles and envied the Jews left in Jerusalem as fortunate.
land of Israel--contrasted with "the people in the land" of Chaldea. So far from being fortunate as the exiles in Chaldea regarded them, the Jews in Jerusalem are truly miserable, for the worst is before them, whereas the exiles have escaped the miseries of the coming siege.
land . . . desolate from all that is therein--literally, "that the land (namely, Judea) may be despoiled of the fulness thereof"; emptied of the inhabitants and abundance of flocks and corn with which it was filled.
because of . . . violence--
(Ps 107:34).
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20. 城邑——耶路撒冷被毀之後留在猶大地的城邑。
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20. the cities--left in Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem.
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22. 俗語——不信者的譏誚，認為所威脅的審判遲遲未到，便永不會臨到；這話因反覆傳講，已成了他們的「俗語」。這種懷疑的習慣，同時代的先知也作了見證
（耶 17:15; 20:7； 番 1:12）。
以西結在迦巴魯河邊，如此與耶利米表同情，並加強他在耶路撒冷的見證。同樣譏誚的傾向在較早的時候已經出現，但當時還沒有發展成固定的「俗語」
（賽 5:19； 摩 5:18）。
這也將是末世代的特徵，那時「信」將被視為陳舊過時之物
（路 18:8），
因為它原地不動，而世俗的技藝與科學卻不斷進步；那時「萬物從創造以來一直如此繼續」將成為論據，反對萬物可能因主的來臨而突然停止
（賽 66:5； 彼後 3:3, 4）。
神那本當引人悔改的恆久忍耐，竟被用來作反對祂話語的論據
（傳 8:11； 摩 6:3）。
日子……延長……異象落空——他們的雙重論據：（1）那些預言要在我們的時代之後很久才會應驗。（2）它們必落空，證明只是虛幻。神在
結 12:23, 25
中回答了兩者。
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22. proverb--The infidel scoff, that the threatened judgment was so long in coming, it would not come at all, had by frequent repetition come to be a "proverb" with them. This skeptical habit contemporary prophets testify to
(Jer 17:15; 20:7; Zep 1:12).
Ezekiel, at the Chebar, thus sympathizes with Jeremiah and strengthens his testimony at Jerusalem. The tendency to the same scoff showed itself in earlier times, but had not then developed into a settled "proverb"
(Isa 5:19; Am 5:18).
It shall again be the characteristic of the last times, when "faith" shall be regarded as an antiquated thing
(Lu 18:8),
seeing that it remains stationary, whereas worldly arts and sciences progress, and when the "continuance of all things from creation" will be the argument against the possibility of their being suddenly brought to a standstill by the coming of the Lord
(Isa 66:5; 2Pe 3:3, 4).
The very long-suffering of God, which ought to lead men to repentance, is made an argument against His word
(Ec 8:11; Am 6:3).
days . . . prolonged . . . vision faileth--their twofold argument: (1) The predictions shall not come to pass till long after our time. (2) They shall fail and prove vain shadows. God answers both in
Eze 12:23, 25.
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23. 應驗——直譯為「話」，即應驗了的話；意即先知所說的一切話，即將有效應驗。
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23. effect--literally, "the word," namely, fulfilled; that is, the effective fulfilment of whatever the prophets have spoken is at hand.
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24. 不再有……虛假的異象……奉承的占卜——一切那些
（哀 2:14）
以平安與安全的應許「奉承」百姓的假先知，都必被事情本身揭穿並使之羞愧。
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24. no more . . . vain vision . . . flattering divination--All those false prophets
(La 2:14),
who "flattered" the people with promises of peace and safety, shall be detected and confounded by the event itself.
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25. 話……必應驗——與他們「異象落空」
（結 12:22）
的譏誚相反。重複的「我必說……說」等（或如 FAIRBAIRN 譯：「因為我耶和華無論說什麼話，我所要說的，都必作成」）暗示每當神說話，效果必隨之而來；因為說話的神在自己裏面沒有分裂
（結 12:28； 賽 55:11； 但 9:12； 路 21:33）。
不再延長——與譏誚
（結 12:22）
「日子延長」相反。
在你們的日子——你們還活著的時候（參
太 24:34）。
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25. word . . . shall come to pass--in opposition to their scoff "the vision faileth"
(Eze 12:22).
The repetition, "I will speak . . . speak," &c. (or as FAIRBAIRN, "For I, Jehovah, will speak whatever word I shall speak, and it shall be done") implies that whenever God speaks, the effect must follow; for God, who speaks, is not divided in Himself
(Eze 12:28; Isa 55:11; Da 9:12; Lu 21:33).
no more prolonged--in opposition to the scoff
(Eze 12:22),
"The days are prolonged."
in your days--while you are living (compare
Mt 24:34).
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27. 並非單純重複
（結 12:22）
的譏誚；那裏譏誚者斷言那災禍既如此經常被威脅又被延遲，便必無實質；此處形式主義者並不至於否認災禍之日將來臨，卻斷言那日子仍遠
（摩 6:3）。
從這種屬肉體的安全感，很容易過渡到前一類人的粗暴不信。
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27. Not a mere repetition of the scoff
(Eze 12:22);
there the scoffers asserted that the evil was so often threatened and postponed, it must have no reality; here formalists do not go so far as to deny that a day of evil is coming, but assert it is still far off
(Am 6:3).
The transition is easy from this carnal security to the gross infidelity of the former class.
Eze 12:1-28.
以西結遷往被擄之地的預表性動作：關於西底家被擄與失明的預言：猶太人對事件遙遠之不信猜疑的責備。
1, 2. 有眼看不見，……有耳聽不見——應驗了
De 29:4
的預言，此處為以西結所引用（比較
Isa 6:9; Jer 5:21）。
以西結需要常常被提醒百姓的悖逆，免得他因預言收效甚微而灰心。他們的「看不見」是悖逆的結果，而非能力的缺乏。他們是故意瞎眼的。與這預言最為相關的人，是那些住在耶路撒冷的人；以西結正是在他們中間被靈帶到，且是在異象中（而非外表上）履行了那些預表性的動作。同時，這象徵性的預言也是為了警告迦巴魯河邊的被擄之民，不要像許多人那樣違背神所啟示的話，而懷抱歸回耶路撒冷的指望，以為那城將長存；他們外表上住在遠方，心卻住在那將亡的敗壞之城。