LAMENTATION OVER THE COMING RUIN OF ISRAEL; THE PENITENT REFORMATION OF A REMNANT; THE CHAIN SYMBOLIZING THE CAPTIVITY. (Eze. 7:1-27) An end, the end--The indefinite "an" expresses the general fact of God bringing His…
2Tú, hijo de hombre, así ha dicho Jehová el Señor a la tierra de Israel: El fin, el fin viene sobre los cuatro extremos de la tierra.
3Ahora será el fin sobre ti, y enviaré sobre ti mi furor, y te juzgaré según tus caminos; y pondré sobre ti todas tus abominaciones.
4Y mi ojo no te perdonará, ni tendré misericordia; antes pondré sobre ti tus caminos, y en medio de ti estarán tus abominaciones; y sabréis que yo soy Jehová.
5Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Un mal, he aquí que viene un mal.
6Viene el fin, el fin viene; se ha despertado contra ti; he aquí que viene.
7La mañana viene para ti, oh morador de la tierra; el tiempo viene, cercano está el día; día de tumulto, y no de alegría, sobre los montes.
8Ahora pronto derramaré mi ira sobre ti, y cumpliré en ti mi furor, y te juzgaré según tus caminos; y pondré sobre ti tus abominaciones.
9Y mi ojo no perdonará, ni tendré misericordia; según tus caminos pondré sobre ti, y en medio de ti estarán tus abominaciones; y sabréis que yo Jehová soy el que castiga.
10He aquí el día, he aquí que viene; ha salido la mañana; ha florecido la vara, ha reverdecido la soberbia.
11La violencia se ha levantado en vara de maldad; ninguno quedará de ellos, ni de su multitud, ni uno de los suyos, ni habrá entre ellos quien se lamente.
12El tiempo ha venido, se acercó el día; el que compra, no se alegre, y el que vende, no llore, porque la ira está sobre toda la multitud.
13Porque el que vende no volverá a lo vendido, aunque queden vivos; porque la visión sobre toda la multitud no se revocará, y a causa de su iniquidad ninguno podrá amparar su vida.
14Tocarán trompeta, y prepararán todas las cosas, y no habrá quien vaya a la batalla; porque mi ira está sobre toda la multitud.
15De fuera espada, de dentro pestilencia y hambre; el que esté en el campo morirá a espada, y al que esté en la ciudad lo consumirá el hambre y la pestilencia.
16Y los que escapen de ellos huirán y estarán sobre los montes como palomas de los valles, gimiendo todos, cada uno por su iniquidad.
17Toda mano se debilitará, y toda rodilla será débil como el agua.
18Se ceñirán también de cilicio, y les cubrirá terror; en todo rostro habrá vergüenza, y todas sus cabezas estarán rapadas.
19Arrojarán su plata en las calles, y su oro será desechado; ni su plata ni su oro podrá librarlos en el día del furor de Jehová; no saciarán su alma, ni llenarán sus entrañas, porque ha sido tropiezo para su maldad.
20Por cuanto convirtieron la gloria de su ornamento en soberbia, e hicieron de ello las imágenes de sus abominables ídolos, por eso se lo convertí en cosa repugnante.
21En mano de extraños la entregué para ser saqueada, y será presa de los impíos de la tierra, y la profanarán.
22Y apartaré de ellos mi rostro, y será violado mi lugar secreto; pues entrarán en él invasores y lo profanarán.
23Haz una cadena, porque la tierra está llena de delitos de sangre, y la ciudad está llena de violencia.
24Traeré, por tanto, los más perversos de las naciones, los cuales poseerán las casas de ellos; y haré cesar la soberbia de los poderosos, y sus santuarios serán profanados.
25Destrucción viene; y buscarán la paz, y no la habrá.
26Quebrantamiento vendrá sobre quebrantamiento, y habrá rumor sobre rumor; y buscarán respuesta del profeta, mas la ley se alejará del sacerdote, y de los ancianos el consejo.
27El rey se enlutará, y el príncipe se vestirá de tristeza, y las manos del pueblo de la tierra temblarán; según su camino haré con ellos, y con los juicios de ellos los juzgaré; y sabrán que yo soy Jehová.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
I
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I. thine abominations--the punishment of thine abominations.
thine abominations--the punishment of thine abominations.
shall be in the midst of thee--shall be manifest to all. They and thou shall recognize the fact of thine abominations by thy punishment which shall everywhere befall thee, and that manifestly.
II
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II. An evil, an only evil--a peculiar calamity such as was never before; unparalleled. The abruptness…
An evil, an only evil--a peculiar calamity such as was never before; unparalleled. The abruptness of the style and the repetitions express the agitation of the prophet's mind in foreseeing these calamities.
III
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III. watcheth for thee--rather, "waketh for thee." It awakes up from its past slumber against thee (Ps…
watcheth for thee--rather, "waketh for thee." It awakes up from its past slumber against thee (Psa 78:65-66).
IV
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IV. The morning--so Chaldean and Syriac versions (compare Joe 2:2). Ezekiel wishes to awaken them fro…
The morning--so Chaldean and Syriac versions (compare Joe 2:2). Ezekiel wishes to awaken them from their lethargy, whereby they were promising to themselves an uninterrupted night (Th1 5:5-7), as if they were never to be called to account [CALVIN]. The expression, "morning," refers to the fact that this was the usual time for magistrates giving sentence against offenders (compare Eze 7:10, below; Psa 101:8; Jer 21:12). GESENIUS, less probably, translates, "the order of fate"; thy turn to be punished.
not the sounding again--not an empty echo, such as is produced by the reverberation of sounds in "the mountains," but a real cry of tumult is coming [CALVIN]. Perhaps it alludes to the joyous cries of the grape-gatherers at vintage on the hills [GROTIUS], or of the idolaters in their dances on their festivals in honor of their false gods [TIRINUS]. HAVERNICK translates, "no brightness."
V
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V. Repetition of Eze 7:3-4; sadly expressive of accumulated woes by the monotonous sameness.
Repetition of Eze 7:3-4; sadly expressive of accumulated woes by the monotonous sameness.
VI
Versículo 10
VI. rod . . . blossomed, pride . . . budded--The "rod" is the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar, the instrument…
rod . . . blossomed, pride . . . budded--The "rod" is the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar, the instrument of God's vengeance (Isa 10:5; Jer 51:20). The rod sprouting (as the word ought to be translated), &c., implies that God does not move precipitately, but in successive steps. He as it were has planted the ministers of His vengeance, and leaves them to grow till all is ripe for executing His purpose. "Pride" refers to the insolence of the Babylonian conqueror (Jer 50:31-32). The parallelism ("pride" answering to "rod") opposes JEROME'S view, that "pride" refers to the Jews who despised God's threats; (also CALVIN'S, "though the rod grew in Chaldea, the root was with the Jews"). The "rod" cannot refer, as GROTIUS thought, to the tribe of Judah, for it evidently refers to the "smiteth" (Eze 7:9) as the instrument of smiting.
VII
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VII. Violence (that is, the violent foe) is risen up as a rod of (that is, to punish the Jews') wicked…
Violence (that is, the violent foe) is risen up as a rod of (that is, to punish the Jews') wickedness (Zac 5:8).
theirs--their possessions, or all that belongs to them, whether children or goods. GROTIUS translates from a different Hebrew root, "their nobles," literally, "their tumultuous trains" (Margin) which usually escorted the nobles. Thus "nobles" will form a contrast to the general "multitude."
neither . . . wailing-- (Jer 16:4-7; Jer 25:33). GESENIUS translates, "nor shall there be left any beauty among them." English Version is supported by the old Jewish interpreters. So general shall be the slaughter, none shall be left to mourn the dead.
VIII
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VIII. let not . . . buyer rejoice--because he has bought an estate at a bargain price.
let not . . . buyer rejoice--because he has bought an estate at a bargain price.
nor . . . seller mourn--because he has had to sell his land at a sacrifice through poverty. The Chaldeans will be masters of the land, so that neither shall the buyer have any good of his purchase, nor the seller any loss; nor shall the latter (Eze 7:13) return to his inheritance at the jubilee year (see Lev 25:13). Spiritually this holds good now, seeing that "the time is short"; "they that rejoice should be as though they rejoiced not, and they that buy as though they possessed not": Paul (Co1 7:30) seems to allude to Ezekiel here. Jer 32:15, Jer 32:37, Jer 32:43, seems to contradict Ezekiel here. But Ezekiel is speaking of the parents, and of the present; Jeremiah, of the children, and of the future. Jeremiah is addressing believers, that they should hope for a restoration; Ezekiel, the reprobate, who were excluded from hope of deliverance.
IX
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IX. although they were yet alive--although they should live to the year of jubilee.
although they were yet alive--although they should live to the year of jubilee.
multitude thereof--namely, of the Jews.
which shall not return--answering to "the seller shall not return"; not only he, but the whole multitude, shall not return. CALVIN omits "is" and "which": "the vision touching the whole multitude shall not return" void (Isa 55:11).
neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life--No hardening of one's self in iniquity will avail against God's threat of punishment. FAIRBAIRN translates, "no one by his iniquity shall invigorate his life"; referring to the jubilee, which was regarded as a revivification of the whole commonwealth, when, its disorders being rectified, the body politic sprang up again into renewed life. That for which God thus provided by the institution of the jubilee and which is now to cease through the nation's iniquity, let none think to bring about by his iniquity.
X
Versículo 14
X. They have blown the trumpet--rather, "Blow the trumpet," or, "Let them blow the trumpet" to colle…
They have blown the trumpet--rather, "Blow the trumpet," or, "Let them blow the trumpet" to collect soldiers as they will, "to make all ready" for encountering the foe, it will be of no avail; none will have the courage to go to the battle (compare Jer 6:1), [CALVIN].
XI
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XI. No security should anywhere be found (Deu 32:25). Fulfilled (Lam 1:20); also at the Roman invasio…
No security should anywhere be found (Deu 32:25). Fulfilled (Lam 1:20); also at the Roman invasion (Mat 24:16-18).
XII
Versículo 16
XII. (Eze 6:6).
(Eze 6:6).
like doves--which, though usually frequenting the valleys, mount up to the mountains when fearing the bird-catcher (Psa 11:1). So Israel, once dwelling in its peaceful valleys, shall flee from the foe to the mountains, which, as being the scene of its idolatries, were justly to be made the scene of its flight and shame. The plaintive note of the dove (Isa 59:11) represents the mournful repentance of Israel hereafter (Zac 12:10-12).
XIII
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XIII. shall be weak as water--literally, "shall go (as) waters"; incapable of resistance (Jos 7:5; Psa …
shall be weak as water--literally, "shall go (as) waters"; incapable of resistance (Jos 7:5; Psa 22:14; Isa 13:7).
XIV
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XIV. cover them--as a garment.
cover them--as a garment.
baldness--a sign of mourning (Isa 3:24; Jer 48:37; Mic 1:16).
XV
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XV. cast . . . silver in . . . streets--just retribution; they had abused their silver and gold by co…
cast . . . silver in . . . streets--just retribution; they had abused their silver and gold by converting them into idols, "the stumbling-block of their iniquity" (Eze 14:3-4, that is, an occasion of sinning); so these silver and gold idols, so far from "being able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath" (see Pro 11:4), shall, in despair, be cast by them into the streets as a prey to the foe, by whom they shall be "removed" (GROTIUS translates as the Margin, "shall be despised as an unclean thing"); or rather, as suits the parallelism, "shall be put away from them" by the Jews [CALVIN]. "They (the silver and gold) shall not satisfy their souls," that is, their cravings of appetite and other needs.
16
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16. beauty of his ornament--the temple of Jehovah, the especial glory of the Jews, as a bride glories…
beauty of his ornament--the temple of Jehovah, the especial glory of the Jews, as a bride glories in her ornaments (the very imagery used by God as to the temple, Eze 16:10-11). Compare Eze 24:21 : "My sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes."
images . . . therein--namely, in the temple (Eze 8:3-17).
set it far from them--God had "set" the temple (their "beauty of ornament") "for His majesty"; but they had set up "abominations therein"; therefore God, in just retribution, "set it far from them," (that is, removed them far from it, or took it away from them [VATABLUS]). The Margin translates, "Made it unto them an unclean thing" (compare Margin on Eze 7:19, "removed"); what I designed for their glory they turned to their shame, therefore I will make it turn to their ignominy and ruin.
17
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17. strangers--barbarous and savage nations.
strangers--barbarous and savage nations.
18
Versículo 22
18. pollute my secret place--just retribution for the Jews' pollution of the temple. "Robbers shall e…
pollute my secret place--just retribution for the Jews' pollution of the temple. "Robbers shall enter and defile" the holy of holies, the place of God's manifested presence, entrance into which was denied even to the Levites and priests and was permitted to the high priest only once a year on the great day of atonement.
19
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19. chain--symbol of the captivity (compare Jer 27:2). As they enchained the land with violence, so s…
chain--symbol of the captivity (compare Jer 27:2). As they enchained the land with violence, so shall they be chained themselves. It was customary to lead away captives in a row with a chain passed from the neck of one to the other. Therefore translate as the Hebrew requires, "the chain," namely, that usually employed on such occasions. CALVIN explains it, that the Jews should be dragged, whether they would or no, before God's tribunal to be tried as culprits in chains. The next words favor this: "bloody crimes," rather, "judgment of bloods," that is, with blood sheddings deserving the extreme judicial penalty. Compare Jer 51:9 : "Her judgment reacheth unto heaven."
20
Versículo 24
20. worst of the heathen--literally, "wicked of the nations"; the giving up of Israel to their power …
worst of the heathen--literally, "wicked of the nations"; the giving up of Israel to their power will convince the Jews that this is a final overthrow.
pomp of . . . strong--the pride wherewith men "stiff of forehead" despise the prophet.
holy places--the sacred compartments of the temple (Psa 68:35; Jer 51:51) [CALVIN]. God calls it "their holy places," because they had so defiled it that He regarded it no longer as His. However, as the defilement of the temple has already been mentioned (Eze 7:20, Eze 7:22), and "their sacred places" are introduced as a new subject, it seems better to understand this of the places dedicated to their idols. As they defiled God's sanctuary, He will defile their self-constituted "sacred places."
21
Versículo 25
21. peace, and . . . none-- (Th1 5:3).
peace, and . . . none-- (Th1 5:3).
22
Versículo 26
22. Mischief . . . upon . . . mischief-- (Deu 32:23; Jer 4:20). This is said because the Jews were ap…
Mischief . . . upon . . . mischief-- (Deu 32:23; Jer 4:20). This is said because the Jews were apt to fancy, at every abatement of suffering, that their calamities were about to cease; but God will accumulate woe on woe.
rumour--of the advance of the foe, and of his cruelty (Mat 24:6).
seek a vision--to find some way of escape from their difficulties (Isa 26:9). So Zedekiah consulted Jeremiah (Jer 37:17; Jer 38:14).
law shall perish--fulfilled (Eze 20:1, Eze 20:3; Psa 74:9; Lam 2:9; compare Amo 8:11); God will thus set aside the idle boast, "The law shall not perish from the priest" (Jer 18:18).
ancients--the ecclesiastical rulers of the people.
23
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23. people of the land--the general multitude, as distinguished from the "king" and the "prince." The…
people of the land--the general multitude, as distinguished from the "king" and the "prince." The consternation shall pervade all ranks. The king, whose duty it was to animate others and find a remedy for existing evils, shall himself be in the utmost anxiety; a mark of the desperate state of affairs.
clothed with desolation--Clothing is designed to keep off shame; but in this case shame shall be the clothing.
after their way--because of their wicked ways.
deserts--literally, "judgments," that is, what just judgment awards to them; used to imply the exact correspondence of God's judgment with the judicial penalties they had incurred: they oppressed the poor and deprived them of liberty; therefore they shall be oppressed and lose their own liberty.
This eighth chapter begins a new stage of Ezekiel's prophecies and continues to the end of the eleventh chapter. The connected visions at Eze. 3:12-7:27 comprehended Judah and Israel; but the visions (Eze. 8:1-11:25) refer immediately to Jerusalem and the remnant of Judah under Zedekiah, as distinguished from the Babylonian exiles.
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Ezekiel — Capítulo 7
LAMENTATION OVER THE COMING RUIN OF ISRAEL; THE PENITENT REFORMATION OF A REMNANT; THE CHAIN SYMBOLIZING THE CAPTIVITY. (Eze. 7:1-27) An end, the end--The indefinite "an" expresses the general fact of God bringing His…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
2Tú, hijo de hombre, así ha dicho Jehová el Señor a la tierra de Israel: El fin, el fin viene sobre los cuatro extremos de la tierra.
3Ahora será el fin sobre ti, y enviaré sobre ti mi furor, y te juzgaré según tus caminos; y pondré sobre ti todas tus abominaciones.
4Y mi ojo no te perdonará, ni tendré misericordia; antes pondré sobre ti tus caminos, y en medio de ti estarán tus abominaciones; y sabréis que yo soy Jehová.
5Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Un mal, he aquí que viene un mal.
6Viene el fin, el fin viene; se ha despertado contra ti; he aquí que viene.
7La mañana viene para ti, oh morador de la tierra; el tiempo viene, cercano está el día; día de tumulto, y no de alegría, sobre los montes.
8Ahora pronto derramaré mi ira sobre ti, y cumpliré en ti mi furor, y te juzgaré según tus caminos; y pondré sobre ti tus abominaciones.
9Y mi ojo no perdonará, ni tendré misericordia; según tus caminos pondré sobre ti, y en medio de ti estarán tus abominaciones; y sabréis que yo Jehová soy el que castiga.
10He aquí el día, he aquí que viene; ha salido la mañana; ha florecido la vara, ha reverdecido la soberbia.
11La violencia se ha levantado en vara de maldad; ninguno quedará de ellos, ni de su multitud, ni uno de los suyos, ni habrá entre ellos quien se lamente.
12El tiempo ha venido, se acercó el día; el que compra, no se alegre, y el que vende, no llore, porque la ira está sobre toda la multitud.
13Porque el que vende no volverá a lo vendido, aunque queden vivos; porque la visión sobre toda la multitud no se revocará, y a causa de su iniquidad ninguno podrá amparar su vida.
14Tocarán trompeta, y prepararán todas las cosas, y no habrá quien vaya a la batalla; porque mi ira está sobre toda la multitud.
15De fuera espada, de dentro pestilencia y hambre; el que esté en el campo morirá a espada, y al que esté en la ciudad lo consumirá el hambre y la pestilencia.
16Y los que escapen de ellos huirán y estarán sobre los montes como palomas de los valles, gimiendo todos, cada uno por su iniquidad.
17Toda mano se debilitará, y toda rodilla será débil como el agua.
18Se ceñirán también de cilicio, y les cubrirá terror; en todo rostro habrá vergüenza, y todas sus cabezas estarán rapadas.
19Arrojarán su plata en las calles, y su oro será desechado; ni su plata ni su oro podrá librarlos en el día del furor de Jehová; no saciarán su alma, ni llenarán sus entrañas, porque ha sido tropiezo para su maldad.
20Por cuanto convirtieron la gloria de su ornamento en soberbia, e hicieron de ello las imágenes de sus abominables ídolos, por eso se lo convertí en cosa repugnante.
21En mano de extraños la entregué para ser saqueada, y será presa de los impíos de la tierra, y la profanarán.
22Y apartaré de ellos mi rostro, y será violado mi lugar secreto; pues entrarán en él invasores y lo profanarán.
23Haz una cadena, porque la tierra está llena de delitos de sangre, y la ciudad está llena de violencia.
24Traeré, por tanto, los más perversos de las naciones, los cuales poseerán las casas de ellos; y haré cesar la soberbia de los poderosos, y sus santuarios serán profanados.
25Destrucción viene; y buscarán la paz, y no la habrá.
26Quebrantamiento vendrá sobre quebrantamiento, y habrá rumor sobre rumor; y buscarán respuesta del profeta, mas la ley se alejará del sacerdote, y de los ancianos el consejo.
27El rey se enlutará, y el príncipe se vestirá de tristeza, y las manos del pueblo de la tierra temblarán; según su camino haré con ellos, y con los juicios de ellos los juzgaré; y sabrán que yo soy Jehová.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 4
I. thine abominations--the punishment of thine abominations.
Versículo 5
II. An evil, an only evil--a peculiar calamity such as was never before; unparalleled. The abruptness…
Versículo 6
III. watcheth for thee--rather, "waketh for thee." It awakes up from its past slumber against thee (Ps…
Versículo 7
IV. The morning--so Chaldean and Syriac versions (compare Joe 2:2). Ezekiel wishes to awaken them fro…
Versículo 8
V. Repetition of Eze 7:3-4; sadly expressive of accumulated woes by the monotonous sameness.
Versículo 10
VI. rod . . . blossomed, pride . . . budded--The "rod" is the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar, the instrument…
Versículo 11
VII. Violence (that is, the violent foe) is risen up as a rod of (that is, to punish the Jews') wicked…
Versículo 12
VIII. let not . . . buyer rejoice--because he has bought an estate at a bargain price.
Versículo 13
IX. although they were yet alive--although they should live to the year of jubilee.
Versículo 14
X. They have blown the trumpet--rather, "Blow the trumpet," or, "Let them blow the trumpet" to colle…
Versículo 15
XI. No security should anywhere be found (Deu 32:25). Fulfilled (Lam 1:20); also at the Roman invasio…
Versículo 16
XII. (Eze 6:6).
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XIII. shall be weak as water--literally, "shall go (as) waters"; incapable of resistance (Jos 7:5; Psa …
Versículo 18
XIV. cover them--as a garment.
Versículo 19
XV. cast . . . silver in . . . streets--just retribution; they had abused their silver and gold by co…
Versículo 20
16. beauty of his ornament--the temple of Jehovah, the especial glory of the Jews, as a bride glories…
Versículo 21
17. strangers--barbarous and savage nations.
Versículo 22
18. pollute my secret place--just retribution for the Jews' pollution of the temple. "Robbers shall e…
Versículo 23
19. chain--symbol of the captivity (compare Jer 27:2). As they enchained the land with violence, so s…
Versículo 24
20. worst of the heathen--literally, "wicked of the nations"; the giving up of Israel to their power …
Versículo 25
21. peace, and . . . none-- (Th1 5:3).
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22. Mischief . . . upon . . . mischief-- (Deu 32:23; Jer 4:20). This is said because the Jews were ap…
Versículo 27
23. people of the land--the general multitude, as distinguished from the "king" and the "prince." The…