Ezekiel 12:3
Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 12:10-12, the meaning of the sign is revealed: the prince and people will go into exile as enacted here.
Ezekiel 12:7 records Ezekiel's obedience — he did exactly as commanded, confirming the sign's enactment.
Ezekiel 33:11 reveals God's heart behind the sign: He takes no pleasure in death but desires repentance and life.
Ezekiel 4:1-17 shows another symbolic act — a model of Jerusalem under siege — reinforcing the same message of judgment.
Ezekiel 21:6 has the son of man groan as a sign — both are symbolic acts commanded to Ezekiel to convey judgment.
Luke 13:34 reveals Jesus' lament over Jerusalem's unwillingness to be gathered — a NT echo of the same stubbornness Ezekiel's sign confronted.
Jeremiah 18:11 adds God's direct call to 'return from evil way' — the very repentance Ezekiel's exile sign was meant to provoke.
Jeremiah 25:4-7 recounts God's repeated sending of prophets with the same call to repent, showing the persistent rebellion that Ezekiel's sign confronts.
Jeremiah 26:3 uses the exact phrase 'it may be they will listen' — the same conditional hope that Ezekiel's packing for exile was meant to stir.
Jeremiah 27:2 commands wearing a yoke to symbolize submission to Babylon — directly parallel to Ezekiel's exile performance.
Jeremiah 36:3 again uses 'it may be that... they will turn' — reinforcing the pattern of warning-before-judgment seen in Ezekiel's sign.
Jeremiah 36:7 expresses the same 'it may be' hope for repentance and mercy, paralleling the purpose of Ezekiel's symbolic exile.
Jeremiah 10:17 gives the identical command to pack belongings for exile — a parallel prophetic act.
Jeremiah 46:19 commands Egypt to pack for exile using the same phrase — extending the warning to other nations.
Jeremiah 43:9 also does a symbolic act 'while they watch' — mirroring Ezekiel's public demonstration for exile.
Jeremiah 19:1-15 smashes a clay jar as a sign of Judah's breaking — parallel to Ezekiel's enacted exile warning.
Jeremiah 13:1-11 uses a ruined linen belt to symbolize Judah's pride spoiled — another object lesson like Ezekiel's exile act.
In Genesis 45:20, Joseph tells his brothers not to worry about belongings since Egypt's best is theirs — contrasting the exile's need to pack up.
In 2 Timothy 2:25, Paul hopes God grants repentance — echoing Ezekiel's 'perhaps they will understand' after the exile warning.