Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
Break through the wall while they're watching, and carry your stuff out through the hole you made.
Sometimes God asks you to do something dramatic so people will actually pay attention.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Ezekiel, the prophet is living among the exiles in Babylon, and God commands him to perform symbolic acts to illustrate the coming judgment on Jerusalem. Specifically, in Ezekiel 12, Ezekiel is instructed to dig through the wall in full view of the people to represent how the king of Judah will attempt a secret escape during the Babylonian siege but ultimately fail. This act was meant to visually convey God's warning to the exiles about the futility of rebellion and the certainty of divine judgment.
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