God's word came to Ezekiel again warning of imminent judgement on his "rebellious people". God instructed Ezekiel to pack his belongings as if preparing to go into exile so as to act out to the people what they were about to experience. Then at evening he digs through the city wall and carries out his belongings as the people watched. And Ezekiel said to them, "I am a sign to you... as I have done, so it will be done to them. They will go into exile as captives". It specifically points to King Zedekiah who tried to escape and was taken prisoner to Babylon. Then God tells him to eat and drink with fear and trembling to symbolize what the people would face when Jerusalem was under siege. Finally the text shows that the people are falsely optimistic thinking that God will never fulfill his threats, and God says: "None of my words will be delayed any longer. Whatever I say will be fulfilled".
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