PROPHECY AGAINST ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM, AND AGAINST AMMON. (Eze. 21:1-32) the holy places--the three parts of the temple: the courts, the holy place, and the holiest. If "synagogues" existed before the Babylonian capti…
2Hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro contra Jerusalén, y derrama palabra sobre los santuarios, y profetiza contra la tierra de Israel.
3Dirás a la tierra de Israel: Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí que yo estoy contra ti, y sacaré mi espada de su vaina, y cortaré de ti al justo y al impío.
4Y por cuanto he de cortar de ti al justo y al impío, por tanto, mi espada saldrá de su vaina contra toda carne, desde el sur hasta el norte.
5Y sabrá toda carne que yo Jehová saqué mi espada de su vaina; no la envainaré más.
6Y tú, hijo de hombre, gime con quebrantamiento de tus lomos y con amargura; gime delante de los ojos de ellos.
7Y cuando te dijeren: ¿Por qué gimes tú?, dirás: Por una noticia que cuando llegue hará que desfallezca todo corazón, y toda mano se debilitará, y se angustiará todo espíritu, y toda rodilla será débil como el agua; he aquí que viene, y se hará, dice Jehová el Señor.
8Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
9Hijo de hombre, profetiza, y di: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Di: La espada, la espada está afilada, y también pulida.
10Para degollar víctimas está afilada, pulida está para que relumbre. ¿Hemos de alegrarnos? Al cetro de mi hijo ha despreciado como a un palo cualquiera.
11Y la dio a pulir para tenerla a mano; la espada está afilada, y está pulida para entregarla en mano del matador.
12Clama y lamenta, oh hijo de hombre; porque esta será sobre mi pueblo, será ella sobre todos los príncipes de Israel; caerán ellos a espada juntamente con mi pueblo; hiere, pues, tu muslo;
13porque está probado. ¿Y qué, si la espada desprecia aun al cetro? Él no será más, dice Jehová el Señor.
14Tú, pues, hijo de hombre, profetiza, y bate una mano contra otra, y duplíquese y triplíquese el furor de la espada homicida; esta es la espada de la gran matanza que los traspasará,
15para que el corazón desmaye, y los estragos se multipliquen; en todas las puertas de ellos he puesto espanto de espada. ¡Ah! dispuesta está para que relumbre, y preparada para degollar.
16Corta a la derecha, hiere a la izquierda, adonde quiera que te vuelvas.
17Y yo también batiré mi mano contra mi mano, y haré reposar mi ira. Yo Jehová he hablado.
18Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
19Tú, hijo de hombre, traza dos caminos por donde venga la espada del rey de Babilonia; de una misma tierra salgan ambos; y pon una señal al comienzo de cada camino, que indique la ciudad adonde va.
20El camino señalarás por donde venga la espada a Rabá de los hijos de Amón, y a Judá contra Jerusalén, la ciudad fortificada.
21Porque el rey de Babilonia se ha detenido en una encrucijada, al principio de los dos caminos, para usar de adivinación; ha sacudido las saetas, consultó a sus ídolos, miró el hígado.
22La adivinación señaló a su mano derecha, sobre Jerusalén, para dar la orden de ataque, para dar comienzo a la matanza, para levantar la voz en grito de guerra, para poner arietes contra las puertas, para levantar vallados, y edificar torres de sitio.
23Mas para ellos esto será como adivinación mentirosa, ya que les ha hecho solemnes juramentos; pero él trae a la memoria la maldad de ellos, para apresarlos.
24Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Por cuanto habéis hecho traer a la memoria vuestras maldades, manifestando vuestras traiciones, y descubriendo vuestros pecados en todas vuestras obras; por cuanto habéis venido en memoria, seréis entregados en su mano.
25Y tú, profano e impío príncipe de Israel, cuyo día ha llegado ya, el tiempo de la consumación de la maldad,
26así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Depón la tiara, quita la corona; esto no será más así; sea exaltado lo bajo, y humillado lo alto.
27A ruina, a ruina, a ruina lo reduciré, y esto no será más, hasta que venga aquel cuyo es el derecho, y yo se lo entregaré.
28Y tú, hijo de hombre, profetiza, y di: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor acerca de los hijos de Amón, y de su oprobio. Dirás, pues: La espada, la espada está desenvainada para degollar; para consumir está pulida con resplandor.
29Te profetizan vanidad, te adivinan mentira, para que la emplees sobre los cuellos de los malos sentenciados a muerte, cuyo día vino en el tiempo de la consumación de la maldad.
30¿La volveré a su vaina? En el lugar donde te criaste, en la tierra donde has vivido, te juzgaré,
31y derramaré sobre ti mi ira; el fuego de mi enojo haré encender sobre ti, y te entregaré en mano de hombres temerarios, artífices de destrucción.
32Serás pasto del fuego, se empapará la tierra de tu sangre; no habrá más memoria de ti, porque yo Jehová he hablado.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. righteous . . . wicked--not contradictory of Eze 18:4, Eze 18:9 and Gen 18:23. Ezekiel here views…
righteous . . . wicked--not contradictory of Eze 18:4, Eze 18:9 and Gen 18:23. Ezekiel here views the mere outward aspect of the indiscriminate universality of the national calamity. But really the same captivity to the "righteous" would prove a blessing as a wholesome discipline, which to the "wicked" would be an unmitigated punishment. The godly were sealed with a mark (Eze 9:4), not for outward exemption from the common calamity, but as marked for the secret interpositions of Providence, overruling even evil to their good. The godly were by comparison so few, that not their salvation but the universality of the judgment is brought into view here.
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II. The "sword" did not, literally, slay all; but the judgments of God by the foe swept through the l…
The "sword" did not, literally, slay all; but the judgments of God by the foe swept through the land "from the south to the north."
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III. with the breaking of thy loins--as one afflicted with pleurisy; or as a woman, in labor-throes, c…
with the breaking of thy loins--as one afflicted with pleurisy; or as a woman, in labor-throes, clasps her loins in pain, and heaves and sighs till the girdle of the loins is broken by the violent action of the body (Jer 30:6).
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IV. The abrupt sentences and mournful repetitions imply violent emotions.
The abrupt sentences and mournful repetitions imply violent emotions.
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V. sword--namely, of God (Deu 32:41). The Chaldeans are His instrument.
sword--namely, of God (Deu 32:41). The Chaldeans are His instrument.
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VI. to make a sore slaughter--literally, "that killing it may kill."
to make a sore slaughter--literally, "that killing it may kill."
glitter--literally, "glitter as the lightning flash": flashing terror into the foe.
should we . . . make mirth--It is no time for levity when such a calamity is impending (Isa 22:12-13).
it contemneth the rod of my son, &c.--The sword has no more respect to the trivial "rod" or scepter of Judah (Gen 49:10) than if it were any common "tree." "Tree" is the image retained from Eze 20:47; explained in Eze 21:2-3. God calls Judah "My son" (compare Exo 4:22; Hos 11:1). FAIRBAIRN arbitrarily translates, "Perchance the scepter of My son rejoiceth; it (the sword) despiseth every tree."
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Versículo 11
VII. the slayer--the Babylonian king in this case; in general, all the instruments of God's wrath (Rev…
the slayer--the Babylonian king in this case; in general, all the instruments of God's wrath (Rev 19:15).
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Versículo 12
VIII. terrors by reason of the sword, &c.--rather, "they (the princes of Israel) are delivered up to th…
terrors by reason of the sword, &c.--rather, "they (the princes of Israel) are delivered up to the sword together with My people" [GLASSIUS].
smite . . . upon . . . thigh--a mark of grief (Jer 31:19).
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Versículo 13
IX. it is a trial--rather, "There is a trial" being made: the sword of the Lord will subject all to t…
it is a trial--rather, "There is a trial" being made: the sword of the Lord will subject all to the ordeal. "What, then, if it contemn even the rod" (scepter of Judah)? Compare as to a similar scourge of unsparing trial, Job 9:23.
it shall be no more--the scepter, that is, the state, must necessarily then come to an end. Fulfilled in part at the overthrow of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar, but fully at the time of "Shiloh's" (Messiah's) coming (Gen 49:10), when Judea became a Roman province.
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X. smite . . . hands together-- (Num 24:10), indicative of the indignant fury with which God will "s…
smite . . . hands together-- (Num 24:10), indicative of the indignant fury with which God will "smite" the people.
sword . . . doubled the third time--referring to the threefold calamity:--(1) The taking of Zedekiah (to whom the "rod," or scepter, may refer); (2) the taking of the city; (3) the removal of all those who remained with Gedaliah. "Doubled" means "multiplied" or "repeated." The stroke shall be doubled and even trebled.
of the slain--that is, by which many are slain. As the Hebrew is singular, FAIRBAIRN makes it refer to the king, "the sword of the great one that is slain," or "pierced through."
entereth . . . privy chambers-- (Jer 9:21). The sword shall overtake them, not merely in the open battlefield, but in the chambers whither they flee to hide themselves (Kg1 20:30; Kg1 22:25). MAURER translates, "which besieged them"; FAIRBAIRN, "which penetrates to them." English Version is more literal.
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XI. point--"the whirling glance of the sword" [FAIRBAIRN]. "The naked (bared) sword" [HENDERSON].
point--"the whirling glance of the sword" [FAIRBAIRN]. "The naked (bared) sword" [HENDERSON].
ruins--literally, "stumbling-blocks." Their own houses and walls shall be stumbling-blocks in their way, whether they wish to fight or flee.
made bright--made to glitter.
wrapped, &c.--namely, in the hand of him who holds the hilt, or in its scabbard, that the edge may not be blunt when it is presently drawn forth to strike. GESENIUS, translates, "sharpened," &c.
XII
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XII. Apostrophe to the sword.
Apostrophe to the sword.
Go . . . one way--or, "Concentrate thyself"; "Unite thy forces on the right hand" [GROTIUS]. The sword is commanded to take the nearest route for Jerusalem, "whither their face was set," whether south or north ("right hand or left"), according to where the several parts of the Chaldean host may be.
or other, . . . on the left--rather "set thyself on the left." The verbs are well-chosen. The main "concentration" of forces was to be on "the right hand," or south, the part of Judea in which Jerusalem was, and which lay south in marching from Babylon, whereas the Chaldean forces advancing on Jerusalem from Egypt, of which Jerusalem was north, were fewer, and therefore "set thyself" is the verb used.
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XIII. Jehovah Himself smites His hands together, doing what He had commanded Ezekiel to do (see on Eze …
Jehovah Himself smites His hands together, doing what He had commanded Ezekiel to do (see on Eze 21:14), in token of His smiting Jerusalem; compare the similar symbolical action (Kg2 13:18-19).
cause . . . fury to rest--give it full vent, and so satisfy it (Eze 5:13).
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Versículo 19
XIV. two ways--The king coming from Babylon is represented in the graphic style of Ezekiel as reaching…
two ways--The king coming from Babylon is represented in the graphic style of Ezekiel as reaching the point where the road branched off in two ways, one leading by the south, by Tadmor or Palmyra, to Rabbath of Ammon, east of Jordan; the other by the north, by Riblah in Syria, to Jerusalem--and hesitating which way to take. Ezekiel is told to "appoint the two ways" (as in Eze 4:1); for Nebuchadnezzar, though knowing no other control but his own will and superstition, had really this path "appointed" for him by the all-ruling God.
out of one land--namely, Babylon.
choose . . . a place--literally "a hand." So it is translated by FAIRBAIRN, "make a finger-post," namely, at the head of the two ways, the hand post pointing Nebuchadnezzar to the way to Jerusalem as the way he should select. But MAURER rightly supports English Version. Ezekiel is told to "choose the place" where Nebuchadnezzar should do as is described in Eze 21:20-21; so entirely does God order by the prophet every particular of place and time in the movements of the invader.
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Versículo 20
XV. Rabbath of the Ammonites--distinct from Rabbah in Judah (Sa2 12:26). Rabbath is put first, as it …
Rabbath of the Ammonites--distinct from Rabbah in Judah (Sa2 12:26). Rabbath is put first, as it was from her that Jerusalem, that doomed city, had borrowed many of her idols.
to Judah in Jerusalem--instead of simply putting "Jerusalem," to imply the sword was to come not merely to Judah, but to its people within Jerusalem, defended though it was; its defenses on which the Jews relied so much would not keep the foe out.
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Versículo 21
16. parting--literally, "mother of the way." As "head of the two ways" follows, which seems tautology…
parting--literally, "mother of the way." As "head of the two ways" follows, which seems tautology after "parting of the way," HAVERNICK translates, according to Arabic idiom, "the highway," or principal road. English Version is not tautology, "head of the two ways" defining more accurately "parting of the way."
made . . . bright--rather, "shook," from an Arabic root.
arrows--Divination by arrows is here referred to: they were put into a quiver marked with the names of particular places to be attacked, and then shaken together; whichever came forth first intimated the one selected as the first to be attacked [JEROME]. The same usage existed among the Arabs, and is mentioned in the Koran. In the Nineveh sculptures the king is represented with a cup in his right hand, his left resting on a bow; also with two arrows in the right, and the bow in the left, probably practising divination.
images--Hebrew, "teraphim"; household gods, worshipped as family talismans, to obtain direction as to the future and other blessings. First mentioned in Mesopotamia, whence Rachel brought them (Gen 31:19, Gen 31:34); put away by Jacob (Gen 35:4); set up by Micah as his household gods (Jdg 17:5); stigmatized as idolatry (Sa1 15:23, Hebrew; Zac 10:2, Margin).
liver--They judged of the success, or failure, of an undertaking by the healthy, or unhealthy, state of the liver and entrails of a sacrifice.
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Versículo 22
17. Rather, "In his right hand was [is] the divination," that is, he holds up in his right hand the a…
Rather, "In his right hand was [is] the divination," that is, he holds up in his right hand the arrow marked with "Jerusalem," to encourage his army to march for it.
captains--The Margin, "battering-rams," adopted by FAIRBAIRN, is less appropriate, for "battering-rams" follow presently after [GROTIUS].
open the mouth in . . . slaughter--that is, commanding slaughter: raising the war cry of death. Not as GESENIUS, "to open the mouth with the war shout."
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Versículo 23
18. Unto the Jews, though credulous of divinations when in their favor, Nebuchadnezzar's divination "…
Unto the Jews, though credulous of divinations when in their favor, Nebuchadnezzar's divination "shall be (seen) as false." This gives the reason which makes the Jews fancy themselves safe from the Chaldeans, namely, that they "have sworn" to the latter "oaths" of allegiance, forgetting that they had violated them (Eze 17:13, Eze 17:15-16, Eze 17:18).
but he, &c.--Nebuchadnezzar will remember in consulting his idols that he swore to Zedekiah by them, but that Zedekiah broke the league [GROTIUS]. Rather, God will remember against them (Rev 16:19) their violating their oath sworn by the true God, whereas Nebuchadnezzar kept his oath sworn by a false god; Eze 21:24 confirms this.
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19. Their unfaithfulness to Nebuchadnezzar was a type of their general unfaithfulness to their covena…
Their unfaithfulness to Nebuchadnezzar was a type of their general unfaithfulness to their covenant God.
with the hand--namely, of the king of Babylon.
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Versículo 25
20. profane--as having desecrated by idolatry and perjury his office as the Lord's anointed. HAVERNIC…
profane--as having desecrated by idolatry and perjury his office as the Lord's anointed. HAVERNICK translates, as in Eze 21:14, "slain," that is, not literally, but virtually; to Ezekiel's idealizing view Zedekiah was the grand victim "pierced through" by God's sword of judgment, as his sons were slain before his eyes, which were then put out, and he was led a captive in chains to Babylon. English Version is better: so GESENIUS (Ch2 36:13; Jer 52:2).
when iniquity shall have an end-- (Eze 21:29). When thine iniquity, having reached its last stage of guilt, shall be put an end to by judgment (Eze 35:5).
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Versículo 26
21. diadem--rather, "the miter" of the holy priest (Exo 28:4; Zac 3:5). His priestly emblem as repres…
diadem--rather, "the miter" of the holy priest (Exo 28:4; Zac 3:5). His priestly emblem as representative of the priestly people. Both this and "the crown," the emblem of the kingdom, were to be removed, until they should be restored and united in the Mediator, Messiah (Psa 110:2, Psa 110:4; Zac 6:13), [FAIRBAIRN]. As, however, King Zedekiah alone, not the high priest also, is referred to in the context, English Version is supported by GESENIUS.
this shall not be the same--The diadem shall not be as it was [ROSENMULLER]. Nothing shall remain what it was [FAIRBAIRN].
exalt . . . low, . . . abase . . . high--not the general truth expressed (Pro 3:34; Luk 1:52; Jam 4:6; Pe1 5:5); but specially referring to Messiah and Zedekiah contrasted together. The "tender plant . . . out of the dry ground" (Isa 53:2) is to be "exalted" in the end (Eze 21:27); the now "high" representative on David's throne, Zedekiah, is to be "abased." The outward relations of things shall be made to change places in just retaliation on the people for having so perverted the moral relations of things [HENGSTENBERG].
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Versículo 27
22. Literally, "An overturning, overturning, overturning, will I make it." The threefold repetition d…
Literally, "An overturning, overturning, overturning, will I make it." The threefold repetition denotes the awful certainty of the event; not as ROSENMULLER explains, the overthrow of the three, Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah; for Zedekiah alone is referred to.
it shall be no more, until he come whose fight it is--strikingly parallel to Gen 49:10. Nowhere shall there be rest or permanence; all things shall be in fluctuation until He comes who, as the rightful Heir, shall restore the throne of David that fell with Zedekiah. The Hebrew for "right" is "judgment"; it perhaps includes, besides the right to rule, the idea of His rule being one in righteousness (Psa 72:2; Isa 9:6-7; Isa 11:4; Rev 19:11). Others (Nebuchadnezzar, &c.), who held the rule of the earth delegated to them by God, abused it by unrighteousness, and so forfeited the "right." He both has the truest "right" to the rule, and exercises it in "right." It is true the tribal "scepter" continued with Judah "till Shiloh came" (Gen 49:10); but there was no kingly scepter till Messiah came, as the spiritual King then (Joh 18:36-37); this spiritual kingdom being about to pass into the literal, personal kingdom over Israel at His second coming, when, and not before, this prophecy shall have its exhaustive fulfilment (Luk 1:32-33; Jer 3:17; Jer 10:7; "To thee doth it appertain").
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Versículo 28
23. Lest Ammon should think to escape because Nebuchadnezzar had taken the route to Jerusalem, Ezekie…
Lest Ammon should think to escape because Nebuchadnezzar had taken the route to Jerusalem, Ezekiel denounces judgment against Ammon, without the prospect of a restoration such as awaited Israel. Jer 49:6, it is true, speaks of a "bringing again of its captivity," but this probably refers to its spiritual restoration under Messiah; or, if referring to it politically, must refer to but a partial restoration at the downfall of Babylon under Cyrus.
their reproach--This constituted a leading feature in their guilt; they treated with proud contumely the covenant-people after the taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (Eze 25:3, Eze 25:6; Zep 2:9-10), and appropriated Israel's territory (Jer 49:1; Amo 1:13-15).
furbished, to consume--MAURER punctuates thus, "Drawn for the slaughter, it is furbished to devour ('consume'), to glitter." English Version, "to consume because of the glittering," means, "to consume by reason of the lightning, flash-like rapidity with which it falls." Five years after the fall of Jerusalem, Ammon was destroyed for aiding Ishmael in usurping the government of Judea against the will of the king of Babylon (Kg2 25:25; Jer 41:15) [GROTIUS].
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24. see vanity . . . divine a lie--Ammon, too, had false diviners who flattered them with assurances …
see vanity . . . divine a lie--Ammon, too, had false diviners who flattered them with assurances of safety; the only result of which will be to "bring Ammon upon the necks," &c., that is, to add the Ammonites to the headless trunks of the slain of Judah, whose bad example Ammon followed, and "whose day" of visitation for their guilt "is come."
when their iniquity shall have an end--See on Eze 21:25.
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Versículo 30
25. Shall I cause it to return into his sheath--namely, without first destroying Ammon. Certainly not…
Shall I cause it to return into his sheath--namely, without first destroying Ammon. Certainly not (Jer 47:6-7). Others, as the Margin, less suitably read it imperatively, "Cause it to return," that is, after it has done the work appointed to it.
in the land of thy nativity--Ammon was not to be carried away captive as Judah, but to perish in his own land.
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Versículo 31
26. blow against thee in, &c.--rather, "blow upon thee with the fire," &c. Image from smelting metals…
blow against thee in, &c.--rather, "blow upon thee with the fire," &c. Image from smelting metals (Eze 22:20-21).
brutish--ferocious.
skilful to destroy--literally, "artificers of destruction"; alluding to Isa 54:16.
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Versículo 32
27. thy blood shall be--that is, shall flow.
thy blood shall be--that is, shall flow.
be no more remembered--be consigned as a nation to oblivion.
Repetition of the charges in the twentieth chapter only that there they were stated in an historical review of the past and present; here the present sins of the nation exclusively are brought forward.
Next: Ezekiel Chapter 22
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Ezekiel — Capítulo 21
PROPHECY AGAINST ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM, AND AGAINST AMMON. (Eze. 21:1-32) the holy places--the three parts of the temple: the courts, the holy place, and the holiest. If "synagogues" existed before the Babylonian capti…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
2Hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro contra Jerusalén, y derrama palabra sobre los santuarios, y profetiza contra la tierra de Israel.
3Dirás a la tierra de Israel: Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí que yo estoy contra ti, y sacaré mi espada de su vaina, y cortaré de ti al justo y al impío.
4Y por cuanto he de cortar de ti al justo y al impío, por tanto, mi espada saldrá de su vaina contra toda carne, desde el sur hasta el norte.
5Y sabrá toda carne que yo Jehová saqué mi espada de su vaina; no la envainaré más.
6Y tú, hijo de hombre, gime con quebrantamiento de tus lomos y con amargura; gime delante de los ojos de ellos.
7Y cuando te dijeren: ¿Por qué gimes tú?, dirás: Por una noticia que cuando llegue hará que desfallezca todo corazón, y toda mano se debilitará, y se angustiará todo espíritu, y toda rodilla será débil como el agua; he aquí que viene, y se hará, dice Jehová el Señor.
8Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
9Hijo de hombre, profetiza, y di: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Di: La espada, la espada está afilada, y también pulida.
10Para degollar víctimas está afilada, pulida está para que relumbre. ¿Hemos de alegrarnos? Al cetro de mi hijo ha despreciado como a un palo cualquiera.
11Y la dio a pulir para tenerla a mano; la espada está afilada, y está pulida para entregarla en mano del matador.
12Clama y lamenta, oh hijo de hombre; porque esta será sobre mi pueblo, será ella sobre todos los príncipes de Israel; caerán ellos a espada juntamente con mi pueblo; hiere, pues, tu muslo;
13porque está probado. ¿Y qué, si la espada desprecia aun al cetro? Él no será más, dice Jehová el Señor.
14Tú, pues, hijo de hombre, profetiza, y bate una mano contra otra, y duplíquese y triplíquese el furor de la espada homicida; esta es la espada de la gran matanza que los traspasará,
15para que el corazón desmaye, y los estragos se multipliquen; en todas las puertas de ellos he puesto espanto de espada. ¡Ah! dispuesta está para que relumbre, y preparada para degollar.
16Corta a la derecha, hiere a la izquierda, adonde quiera que te vuelvas.
17Y yo también batiré mi mano contra mi mano, y haré reposar mi ira. Yo Jehová he hablado.
18Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
19Tú, hijo de hombre, traza dos caminos por donde venga la espada del rey de Babilonia; de una misma tierra salgan ambos; y pon una señal al comienzo de cada camino, que indique la ciudad adonde va.
20El camino señalarás por donde venga la espada a Rabá de los hijos de Amón, y a Judá contra Jerusalén, la ciudad fortificada.
21Porque el rey de Babilonia se ha detenido en una encrucijada, al principio de los dos caminos, para usar de adivinación; ha sacudido las saetas, consultó a sus ídolos, miró el hígado.
22La adivinación señaló a su mano derecha, sobre Jerusalén, para dar la orden de ataque, para dar comienzo a la matanza, para levantar la voz en grito de guerra, para poner arietes contra las puertas, para levantar vallados, y edificar torres de sitio.
23Mas para ellos esto será como adivinación mentirosa, ya que les ha hecho solemnes juramentos; pero él trae a la memoria la maldad de ellos, para apresarlos.
24Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Por cuanto habéis hecho traer a la memoria vuestras maldades, manifestando vuestras traiciones, y descubriendo vuestros pecados en todas vuestras obras; por cuanto habéis venido en memoria, seréis entregados en su mano.
25Y tú, profano e impío príncipe de Israel, cuyo día ha llegado ya, el tiempo de la consumación de la maldad,
26así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Depón la tiara, quita la corona; esto no será más así; sea exaltado lo bajo, y humillado lo alto.
27A ruina, a ruina, a ruina lo reduciré, y esto no será más, hasta que venga aquel cuyo es el derecho, y yo se lo entregaré.
28Y tú, hijo de hombre, profetiza, y di: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor acerca de los hijos de Amón, y de su oprobio. Dirás, pues: La espada, la espada está desenvainada para degollar; para consumir está pulida con resplandor.
29Te profetizan vanidad, te adivinan mentira, para que la emplees sobre los cuellos de los malos sentenciados a muerte, cuyo día vino en el tiempo de la consumación de la maldad.
30¿La volveré a su vaina? En el lugar donde te criaste, en la tierra donde has vivido, te juzgaré,
31y derramaré sobre ti mi ira; el fuego de mi enojo haré encender sobre ti, y te entregaré en mano de hombres temerarios, artífices de destrucción.
32Serás pasto del fuego, se empapará la tierra de tu sangre; no habrá más memoria de ti, porque yo Jehová he hablado.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. righteous . . . wicked--not contradictory of Eze 18:4, Eze 18:9 and Gen 18:23. Ezekiel here views…
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II. The "sword" did not, literally, slay all; but the judgments of God by the foe swept through the l…
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III. with the breaking of thy loins--as one afflicted with pleurisy; or as a woman, in labor-throes, c…
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IV. The abrupt sentences and mournful repetitions imply violent emotions.
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V. sword--namely, of God (Deu 32:41). The Chaldeans are His instrument.
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VI. to make a sore slaughter--literally, "that killing it may kill."
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VII. the slayer--the Babylonian king in this case; in general, all the instruments of God's wrath (Rev…
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VIII. terrors by reason of the sword, &c.--rather, "they (the princes of Israel) are delivered up to th…
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IX. it is a trial--rather, "There is a trial" being made: the sword of the Lord will subject all to t…
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X. smite . . . hands together-- (Num 24:10), indicative of the indignant fury with which God will "s…
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XI. point--"the whirling glance of the sword" [FAIRBAIRN]. "The naked (bared) sword" [HENDERSON].
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XII. Apostrophe to the sword.
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XIII. Jehovah Himself smites His hands together, doing what He had commanded Ezekiel to do (see on Eze …
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XIV. two ways--The king coming from Babylon is represented in the graphic style of Ezekiel as reaching…
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XV. Rabbath of the Ammonites--distinct from Rabbah in Judah (Sa2 12:26). Rabbath is put first, as it …
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16. parting--literally, "mother of the way." As "head of the two ways" follows, which seems tautology…
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17. Rather, "In his right hand was [is] the divination," that is, he holds up in his right hand the a…
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18. Unto the Jews, though credulous of divinations when in their favor, Nebuchadnezzar's divination "…
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19. Their unfaithfulness to Nebuchadnezzar was a type of their general unfaithfulness to their covena…
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20. profane--as having desecrated by idolatry and perjury his office as the Lord's anointed. HAVERNIC…
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21. diadem--rather, "the miter" of the holy priest (Exo 28:4; Zac 3:5). His priestly emblem as repres…
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22. Literally, "An overturning, overturning, overturning, will I make it." The threefold repetition d…
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23. Lest Ammon should think to escape because Nebuchadnezzar had taken the route to Jerusalem, Ezekie…
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24. see vanity . . . divine a lie--Ammon, too, had false diviners who flattered them with assurances …
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25. Shall I cause it to return into his sheath--namely, without first destroying Ammon. Certainly not…
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26. blow against thee in, &c.--rather, "blow upon thee with the fire," &c. Image from smelting metals…
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27. thy blood shall be--that is, shall flow.