Reference

Ezekiel 12:11

Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
9

Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

10

Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.

11

Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.

12

And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

13

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.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Literal Fulfillment
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Prophetic Methods of Communication
Semantic Discovery
70% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Prophetic Sign Acts
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of "removing and going into captivity," the phrase "I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them" could be interpreted as a symbolic or illustrative prophecy, where the prophet's actions are a representation rather than a direct prediction of a physical event.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes Ezekiel acting as a "sign" and what will happen to "them," but it does not explicitly detail the method by which God communicated this instruction to Ezekiel (e.g., a dream, vision, or audible voice), focusing instead on the prophetic action itself and its meaning.

Prophetic Sign Acts

The verse states Ezekiel is a "sign" and describes what will happen to "them," but it does not explicitly detail an action Ezekiel performs; rather, it describes a future event that will befall others, with Ezekiel serving as a symbolic representation of that event.