1 Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
2 Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house; they have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
3 Now, son of man, during the day while they are looking on, prepare your baggage as though for exile, and again while they are looking on, migrate from where you live to another place; perhaps they will see that they are a rebellious house.
4 You shall bring out your baggage like an exile in the daytime while they are looking on; in the evening, again while they are looking on, you shall go out like one of those driven into exile;
5 while they look on, dig a hole in the wall and pass through it;
6 while they look on, shoulder the burden and set out in the darkness; cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.
7 I did as I was told. During the day I brought out my baggage as though it were that of an exile, and at evening I dug a hole through the wall with my hand and, while they looked on, set out in the darkness, shouldering my burden.
8 Then, in the morning, the word of the LORD came to me:
9 Son of man, did not the house of Israel, that rebellious house, ask you what you were doing?
10 Tell them: Thus says the Lord GOD: This oracle concerns Jerusalem and the whole house of Israel within it.
11 I am a sign for you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them; as captives they shall go into exile.
12 The prince who is among them shall shoulder his burden and set out in darkness, going through a hole that he has dug in the wall, and covering his face lest he be seen by anyone.
13 But I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans--but he shall not see it--and there he shall die.
14 All his retinue, his aides, and his troops I will scatter in every direction, and pursue them with the sword.
15 Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them over foreign lands.
16 Yet I will leave a few of them to escape the sword, famine and pestilence, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations to which they will come; thus they shall know that I am the LORD.
17 Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
18 Son of man, eat your bread trembling, and drink your water shaking with anxiety.
19 Then say to the people of the land: Thus says the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem (to the land of Israel): They shall eat their bread in anxiety and drink their water in horror, that their land may be emptied of the violence of all its inhabitants that now fills it.
20 Inhabited cities shall be in ruins, and the land shall be a waste; thus you shall know that I am the LORD.
21 Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
22 Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: "The days drag on, and no vision ever comes to anything"?
23 Say to them therefore: Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to this proverb; they shall never quote it again in Israel. Rather, say to them: The days are at hand, and also the fulfillment of every vision.
24 There shall no longer be any false visions or deceitful divinations within the house of Israel, because it is I, the LORD, who will speak.
25 Whatever I speak is final, and it shall be done without further delay. In your days, rebellious house, whatever I speak I will bring about, says the Lord GOD.
26 Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
27 Son of man, listen to the house of Israel saying, "The vision he sees is a long way off; he prophesies of the distant future!"
28 Say to them therefore: Thus says the Lord GOD: None of my words shall be delayed any longer; whatever I speak is final, and it shall be done, says the Lord GOD.
Versículos relacionados com Ezekiel, 12:
Ezekiel 12 describes the prophet's view of the exile of Judah and the consequent fall of Jerusalem. God instructs Ezekiel to act as an exile, making people realize the inevitability of the approaching exile. The verses related to the topics addressed in Ezekiel 12 are:
Jeremiah 29:4-7: "Thus saith the Lord of hosts, God of Israel, to all the exiles I have deported from Jerusalem to Babylon: build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruits. have children and daughters; Marry your children and daughters, and give them in marriage; and seek the peace of the city where I deport you and pray to the Lord in your favor, for in your peace you will have peace. " This verse encourages exiles to build a new life for themselves in Babylon and to adjust to their new reality.
Ezekiel 3:17-18: "Son of man, I gave you through the house of Israel; when you hear a word from my mouth, you will warn you of my part. When I say to the wicked: you will surely die; and you don't You warn you, you do not even talk to warn the wicked of your wicked path, to save your life, that wicked will die for your iniquity; but your blood I will require you from your hand. " This verse talks about Ezekiel's responsibility as a prophet of alerting the people about God's judgment, so that they can repent and be saved.
Jeremiah 39:1-2: "In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came with all his army against Jerusalem and silent. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah in the fourth Month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into. " This verse describes the fall of Jerusalem, which was the event that Ezekiel was prophesying that would happen.
Ezekiel 12:21-23: "And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, who is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, who says, Do the days last, and all vision fades? Therefore, say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God, I shall cease this proverb, and will no longer be repeated in Israel, but say unto them, The days are close, and the vision of the whole prophet will be fulfilled. " This verse shows that God is aware of people's thinking that prophecy will never be fulfilled and that He is about to act to prove that His words are true.
Psalm 52:3-4: "You love evil more than good, the lie more than the truth. You love every pernicious word, O deceiving language!" This verse talks about the importance of truth and honesty, something Ezekiel emphasizes in talking about the consequences of the sins of the people.
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