Chapter 12 The Fate of the Inhabitants of Jerusalem and of Its King Is Depicted.
Ezekiel is told to act out the attempted desperate escape from Jerusalem of the defeated leading Israelites. He is then to depict the sad state to which they will come because of their disobedience and sin. This is followed by the renunciation of a well known proverb and a warning that, contrary to it, the consequences of Ezekiel's prophecies will come about.