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Jeremías 37:11-38:28
Reina-Valera 1960

11 Y aconteció que cuando el ejército de los caldeos se retiró de Jerusalén a causa del ejército de Faraón, 12 salía Jeremías de Jerusalén para irse a tierra de Benjamín, para apartarse de en medio del pueblo. 13 Y cuando fue a la puerta de Benjamín, estaba allí un capitán que se llamaba Irías hijo de Selemías, hijo de Hananías, el cual apresó al profeta Jeremías, diciendo: Tú te pasas a los caldeos. 14 Y Jeremías dijo: Falso; no me paso a los caldeos. Pero él no lo escuchó, sino prendió Irías a Jeremías, y lo llevó delante de los príncipes. 15 Y los príncipes se airaron contra Jeremías, y le azotaron y le pusieron en prisión en la casa del escriba Jonatán, porque la habían convertido en cárcel.

16 Entró, pues, Jeremías en la casa de la cisterna, y en las bóvedas. Y habiendo estado allá Jeremías por muchos días, 17 el rey Sedequías envió y le sacó; y le preguntó el rey secretamente en su casa, y dijo: ¿Hay palabra de Jehová? Y Jeremías dijo: Hay. Y dijo más: En mano del rey de Babilonia serás entregado. 18 Dijo también Jeremías al rey Sedequías: ¿En qué pequé contra ti, y contra tus siervos, y contra este pueblo, para que me pusieseis en la cárcel? 19 ¿Y dónde están vuestros profetas que os profetizaban diciendo: No vendrá el rey de Babilonia contra vosotros, ni contra esta tierra? 20 Ahora pues, oye, te ruego, oh rey mi señor; caiga ahora mi súplica delante de ti, y no me hagas volver a casa del escriba Jonatán, para que no muera allí. 21 Entonces dio orden el rey Sedequías, y custodiaron a Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel, haciéndole dar una torta de pan al día, de la calle de los Panaderos, hasta que todo el pan de la ciudad se gastase. Y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel.

Jeremías en la cisterna

38 Oyeron Sefatías hijo de Matán, Gedalías hijo de Pasur, Jucal hijo de Selemías, y Pasur hijo de Malquías, las palabras que Jeremías hablaba a todo el pueblo, diciendo: 2 Así ha dicho Jehová: El que se quedare en esta ciudad morirá a espada, o de hambre, o de pestilencia; mas el que se pasare a los caldeos vivirá, pues su vida le será por botín, y vivirá. 3 Así ha dicho Jehová: De cierto será entregada esta ciudad en manos del ejército del rey de Babilonia, y la tomará. 4 Y dijeron los príncipes al rey: Muera ahora este hombre; porque de esta manera hace desmayar las manos de los hombres de guerra que han quedado en esta ciudad, y las manos de todo el pueblo, hablándoles tales palabras; porque este hombre no busca la paz de este pueblo, sino el mal. 5 Y dijo el rey Sedequías: He aquí que él está en vuestras manos; pues el rey nada puede hacer contra vosotros. 6 Entonces tomaron ellos a Jeremías y lo hicieron echar en la cisterna de Malquías hijo de Hamelec, que estaba en el patio de la cárcel; y metieron a Jeremías con sogas. Y en la cisterna no había agua, sino cieno, y se hundió Jeremías en el cieno.

7 Y oyendo Ebed-melec, hombre etíope, eunuco de la casa real, que habían puesto a Jeremías en la cisterna, y estando sentado el rey a la puerta de Benjamín, 8 Ebed-melec salió de la casa del rey y habló al rey, diciendo: 9 Mi señor el rey, mal hicieron estos varones en todo lo que han hecho con el profeta Jeremías, al cual hicieron echar en la cisterna; porque allí morirá de hambre, pues no hay más pan en la ciudad. 10 Entonces mandó el rey al mismo etíope Ebed-melec, diciendo: Toma en tu poder treinta hombres de aquí, y haz sacar al profeta Jeremías de la cisterna, antes que muera. 11 Y tomó Ebed-melec en su poder a los hombres, y entró a la casa del rey debajo de la tesorería, y tomó de allí trapos viejos y ropas raídas y andrajosas, y los echó a Jeremías con sogas en la cisterna. 12 Y dijo el etíope Ebed-melec a Jeremías: Pon ahora esos trapos viejos y ropas raídas y andrajosas, bajo los sobacos, debajo de las sogas. Y lo hizo así Jeremías. 13 De este modo sacaron a Jeremías con sogas, y lo subieron de la cisterna; y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel.

Sedequías consulta secretamente a Jeremías

14 Después envió el rey Sedequías, e hizo traer al profeta Jeremías a su presencia, en la tercera entrada de la casa de Jehová. Y dijo el rey a Jeremías: Te haré una pregunta; no me encubras ninguna cosa. 15 Y Jeremías dijo a Sedequías: Si te lo declarare, ¿no es verdad que me matarás? y si te diere consejo, no me escucharás. 16 Y juró el rey Sedequías en secreto a Jeremías, diciendo: Vive Jehová que nos hizo esta alma, que no te mataré, ni te entregaré en mano de estos varones que buscan tu vida.

17 Entonces dijo Jeremías a Sedequías: Así ha dicho Jehová Dios de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: Si te entregas en seguida a los príncipes del rey de Babilonia, tu alma vivirá, y esta ciudad no será puesta a fuego, y vivirás tú y tu casa. 18 Pero si no te entregas a los príncipes del rey de Babilonia, esta ciudad será entregada en mano de los caldeos, y la pondrán a fuego, y tú no escaparás de sus manos. 19 Y dijo el rey Sedequías a Jeremías: Tengo temor de los judíos que se han pasado a los caldeos, no sea que me entreguen en sus manos y me escarnezcan. 20 Y dijo Jeremías: No te entregarán. Oye ahora la voz de Jehová que yo te hablo, y te irá bien y vivirás. 21 Pero si no quieres entregarte, esta es la palabra que me ha mostrado Jehová: 22 He aquí que todas las mujeres que han quedado en casa del rey de Judá serán sacadas a los príncipes del rey de Babilonia; y ellas mismas dirán: Te han engañado, y han prevalecido contra ti tus amigos; hundieron en el cieno tus pies, se volvieron atrás. 23 Sacarán, pues, todas tus mujeres y tus hijos a los caldeos, y tú no escaparás de sus manos, sino que por mano del rey de Babilonia serás apresado, y a esta ciudad quemará a fuego.

24 Y dijo Sedequías a Jeremías: Nadie sepa estas palabras, y no morirás. 25 Y si los príncipes oyeren que yo he hablado contigo, y vinieren a ti y te dijeren: Decláranos ahora qué hablaste con el rey, no nos lo encubras, y no te mataremos; asimismo qué te dijo el rey; 26 les dirás: Supliqué al rey que no me hiciese volver a casa de Jonatán para que no me muriese allí. 27 Y vinieron luego todos los príncipes a Jeremías, y le preguntaron; y él les respondió conforme a todo lo que el rey le había mandado. Con esto se alejaron de él, porque el asunto no se había oído. 28 Y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel hasta el día que fue tomada Jerusalén; y allí estaba cuando Jerusalén fue tomada.(A)

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Jeremiah 37:11-38:28
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Jeremiah Imprisoned

11 Now it happened when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army, 12 that Jeremiah left Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin in order to (A)take [a]possession of some property there among the people. 13 While he was at the (B)Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah the son of Hananiah was there; and he (C)arrested Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!” 14 But Jeremiah said, “(D)A lie! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans”; yet he would not listen to him. So Irijah arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15 Then the officials were (E)angry at Jeremiah and they beat him, and (F)put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made it into the prison. 16 For Jeremiah had come into the [b](G)dungeon, that is, the vaulted cell; and Jeremiah stayed there many days.

17 Now King Zedekiah sent men and took him out; and in his palace the king (H)secretly asked him and said, “Is there a (I)word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You will be (J)handed over to the king of Babylon!” 18 Moreover, Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “(K)In what way have I sinned against you, or your servants, or this people, that you have put me in prison? 19 And (L)where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The (M)king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land’? 20 But now, please listen, my lord the king; please let my (N)plea [c]come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so that I will not die there.” 21 Then King Zedekiah gave a command, and they placed Jeremiah in custody in the (O)courtyard of the guardhouse, and gave him a loaf of (P)bread daily from the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was (Q)gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

Jeremiah Thrown into the Cistern

38 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the (R)son of Shelemiah, and (S)Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying, 2 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Anyone who (T)stays in this city will die by the (U)sword, by famine, or by plague; but anyone who surrenders to the Chaldeans will live and have his own (V)life as plunder, and stay alive.’ 3 This is what the Lord says: ‘This city will certainly be (W)handed over to the army of the king of Babylon and he will capture it.’” 4 Then the (X)officials said to the king, “Please have this man put to death, since he is [d](Y)discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and [e]all the people, by speaking words like these to them; for this man (Z)is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm.” 5 And King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your [f]hands; for the king (AA)can do nothing against you.” 6 So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the (AB)cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only (AC)mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. 7 But (AD)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a [g](AE)eunuch, while he was in the king’s palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern. Now the king was sitting at the (AF)Gate of Benjamin; 8 and Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and spoke to the king, saying, 9 “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have thrown into the cistern; and he will die right where he is because of the famine, for there is (AG)no more bread in the city.” 10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take thirty men from here [h]under your authority and bring Jeremiah the prophet up from the cistern before he dies.” 11 So Ebed-melech took the men under his [i]authority and went into the king’s palace to a place beneath the storeroom, and took from there worn-out clothes and worn-out rags, and let them down by ropes into the cistern to Jeremiah. 12 Then Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these worn-out clothes and rags under your armpits under the ropes”; and Jeremiah did so. 13 So they pulled Jeremiah out with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern, and Jeremiah stayed in the (AH)courtyard of the guardhouse.

Zedekiah Seeks an Answer from God

14 Then King Zedekiah (AI)sent word and [j]had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance that is in the house of the Lord; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I am going to (AJ)ask you something; do not hide anything from me.” 15 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “(AK)If I tell you, will you not certainly put me to death? Besides, if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.” 16 But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in (AL)secret, saying, “As the Lord lives, who made this [k](AM)life for us, I certainly will not put you to death, nor will I hand you over to (AN)these men who are seeking your [l]life.”

17 So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord (AO)God of armies, the (AP)God of Israel says: ‘If you will indeed (AQ)surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then [m]you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will [n]survive. 18 But if you do (AR)not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city (AS)will be handed over to the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and (AT)you yourself will not escape from their hands.’” 19 Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am (AU)in fear of the Jews who have (AV)deserted to the Chaldeans, for they may hand me over to them, and they will (AW)abuse me.” 20 But Jeremiah said, “They will not turn you over. Please [o](AX)obey the Lord in what I am saying to you, so that it may go (AY)well for you and [p](AZ)you may live. 21 But if you keep refusing to surrender, this is the word which the Lord has shown me: 22 ‘Behold, all of the (BA)women who have been left in the palace of the king of Judah are going to be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon; and those women will say,

“[q]Your close friends
Have misled and overpowered you;
While your feet were sunk in the mire,
They turned back.”

23 They are also going to bring out all your wives and your (BB)sons to the Chaldeans, and (BC)you yourself will not escape from their hand, but will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon, and (BD)this city will be burned with fire.’”

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know about these words, and you will not die. 25 But if the (BE)officials hear that I have talked with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us now what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us and we will not put you to death,’ 26 then you are to say to them, ‘I was (BF)presenting my plea before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” 27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him. So he reported to them in accordance with all these words which the king had commanded; and they stopped speaking with him, since the [r]conversation had not been overheard. 28 So Jeremiah (BG)stayed in the courtyard of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was captured.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 37:12 Or part in a dividing
  2. Jeremiah 37:16 Lit house of the cistern-pit
  3. Jeremiah 37:20 Lit fall
  4. Jeremiah 38:4 Lit making slack the hands of
  5. Jeremiah 38:4 Lit the hands of all
  6. Jeremiah 38:5 Lit hand
  7. Jeremiah 38:7 Or high official
  8. Jeremiah 38:10 Lit in your hand
  9. Jeremiah 38:11 Lit hand
  10. Jeremiah 38:14 Lit took Jeremiah the prophet to him
  11. Jeremiah 38:16 Lit soul
  12. Jeremiah 38:16 Lit soul
  13. Jeremiah 38:17 Lit your soul
  14. Jeremiah 38:17 Lit live
  15. Jeremiah 38:20 Lit listen to the voice of
  16. Jeremiah 38:20 Lit your soul
  17. Jeremiah 38:22 Lit The men of your peace
  18. Jeremiah 38:27 Lit word
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Jeremiah 37:11-38:28
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11 After the Babylonian army had withdrawn(A) from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property(B) among the people there. 13 But when he reached the Benjamin Gate,(C) the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, “You are deserting to the Babylonians!”(D)

14 “That’s not true!” Jeremiah said. “I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested(E) Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15 They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten(F) and imprisoned(G) in the house(H) of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison.

16 Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time. 17 Then King Zedekiah sent(I) for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked(J) him privately,(K) “Is there any word from the Lord?”

“Yes,” Jeremiah replied, “you will be delivered(L) into the hands of the king of Babylon.”

18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What crime(M) have I committed against you or your attendants or this people, that you have put me in prison? 19 Where are your prophets(N) who prophesied to you, ‘The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land’? 20 But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there.”(O)

21 King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread(P) in the city was gone.(Q) So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.(R)

Jeremiah Thrown Into a Cistern

38 Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur(S), Jehukal[a](T) son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said, 2 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague,(U) but whoever goes over to the Babylonians[b] will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live.’(V) 3 And this is what the Lord says: ‘This city will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.’”(W)

4 Then the officials(X) said to the king, “This man should be put to death.(Y) He is discouraging(Z) the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”

5 “He is in your hands,”(AA) King Zedekiah answered. “The king can do nothing(AB) to oppose you.”

6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard.(AC) They lowered Jeremiah by ropes(AD) into the cistern; it had no water in it,(AE) only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.(AF)

7 But Ebed-Melek,(AG) a Cushite,[c] an official[d](AH) in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,(AI) 8 Ebed-Melek went out of the palace and said to him, 9 “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have thrown him into a cistern,(AJ) where he will starve to death when there is no longer any bread(AK) in the city.”

10 Then the king commanded Ebed-Melek the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”

11 So Ebed-Melek took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes(AL) to Jeremiah in the cistern. 12 Ebed-Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so, 13 and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.(AM)

Zedekiah Questions Jeremiah Again

14 Then King Zedekiah sent(AN) for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the Lord. “I am going to ask you something,” the king said to Jeremiah. “Do not hide(AO) anything from me.”

15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.”

16 But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly(AP) to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath,(AQ) I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.”(AR)

17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender(AS) to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live.(AT) 18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands(AU) of the Babylonians and they will burn(AV) it down; you yourself will not escape(AW) from them.’”

19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid(AX) of the Jews who have gone over(AY) to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them and they will mistreat me.”

20 “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey(AZ) the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well(BA) with you, and your life(BB) will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: 22 All the women(BC) left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you:

“‘They misled you and overcame you—
    those trusted friends(BD) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(BE)
    your friends have deserted you.’

23 “All your wives and children(BF) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(BG) from their hands but will be captured(BH) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[e] be burned down.”(BI)

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know(BJ) about this conversation, or you may die. 25 If the officials hear that I talked with you, and they come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us or we will kill you,’ 26 then tell(BK) them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house(BL) to die there.’”

27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and question him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard his conversation with the king.

28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard(BM) until the day Jerusalem was captured.

The Fall of Jerusalem(BN)

This is how Jerusalem(BO) was taken:

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:1 Hebrew Jukal, a variant of Jehukal
  2. Jeremiah 38:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 18, 19 and 23
  3. Jeremiah 38:7 Probably from the upper Nile region
  4. Jeremiah 38:7 Or a eunuch
  5. Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to
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La visión de la gloria divina

1 Aconteció en el año treinta, en el mes cuarto, a los cinco días del mes, que estando yo en medio de los cautivos junto al río Quebar, los cielos se abrieron,(A) y vi visiones de Dios. 2 En el quinto año de la deportación del rey Joaquín,(B) a los cinco días del mes, 3 vino palabra de Jehová al sacerdote Ezequiel hijo de Buzi, en la tierra de los caldeos, junto al río Quebar; vino allí sobre él la mano de Jehová.

4 Y miré, y he aquí venía del norte un viento tempestuoso, y una gran nube, con un fuego envolvente, y alrededor de él un resplandor, y en medio del fuego algo que parecía como bronce refulgente, 5 y en medio de ella la figura de cuatro seres vivientes.(C) Y esta era su apariencia: había en ellos semejanza de hombre. 6 Cada uno tenía cuatro caras y cuatro alas. 7 Y los pies de ellos eran derechos, y la planta de sus pies como planta de pie de becerro; y centelleaban a manera de bronce muy bruñido. 8 Debajo de sus alas, a sus cuatro lados, tenían manos de hombre; y sus caras y sus alas por los cuatro lados. 9 Con las alas se juntaban el uno al otro. No se volvían cuando andaban, sino que cada uno caminaba derecho hacia adelante. 10 Y el aspecto de sus caras era cara de hombre, y cara de león al lado derecho de los cuatro, y cara de buey a la izquierda en los cuatro; asimismo había en los cuatro cara de águila.(D) 11 Así eran sus caras. Y tenían sus alas extendidas por encima, cada uno dos, las cuales se juntaban; y las otras dos cubrían sus cuerpos. 12 Y cada uno caminaba derecho hacia adelante; hacia donde el espíritu les movía que anduviesen, andaban; y cuando andaban, no se volvían. 13 Cuanto a la semejanza de los seres vivientes, su aspecto era como de carbones de fuego encendidos, como visión de hachones encendidos(E) que andaba entre los seres vivientes; y el fuego resplandecía, y del fuego salían relámpagos. 14 Y los seres vivientes corrían y volvían a semejanza de relámpagos.

15 Mientras yo miraba los seres vivientes, he aquí una rueda sobre la tierra junto a los seres vivientes, a los cuatro lados. 16 El aspecto de las ruedas y su obra era semejante al color del crisólito. Y las cuatro tenían una misma semejanza; su apariencia y su obra eran como rueda en medio de rueda. 17 Cuando andaban, se movían hacia sus cuatro costados; no se volvían cuando andaban. 18 Y sus aros eran altos y espantosos, y llenos de ojos alrededor(F) en las cuatro. 19 Y cuando los seres vivientes andaban, las ruedas andaban junto a ellos; y cuando los seres vivientes se levantaban de la tierra, las ruedas se levantaban. 20 Hacia donde el espíritu les movía que anduviesen, andaban; hacia donde les movía el espíritu que anduviesen, las ruedas también se levantaban tras ellos; porque el espíritu de los seres vivientes estaba en las ruedas.(G) 21 Cuando ellos andaban, andaban ellas, y cuando ellos se paraban, se paraban ellas; asimismo cuando se levantaban de la tierra, las ruedas se levantaban tras ellos; porque el espíritu de los seres vivientes estaba en las ruedas.

22 Y sobre las cabezas de los seres vivientes aparecía una expansión a manera de cristal(H) maravilloso, extendido encima sobre sus cabezas. 23 Y debajo de la expansión las alas de ellos estaban derechas, extendiéndose la una hacia la otra; y cada uno tenía dos alas que cubrían su cuerpo. 24 Y oí el sonido de sus alas cuando andaban, como sonido de muchas aguas,(I) como la voz del Omnipotente, como ruido de muchedumbre, como el ruido de un ejército. Cuando se paraban, bajaban sus alas. 25 Y cuando se paraban y bajaban sus alas, se oía una voz de arriba de la expansión que había sobre sus cabezas.

26 Y sobre la expansión que había sobre sus cabezas se veía la figura de un trono que parecía de piedra de zafiro; y sobre la figura del trono había una semejanza que parecía de hombre sentado sobre él.(J) 27 Y vi apariencia como de bronce refulgente, como apariencia de fuego dentro de ella en derredor, desde el aspecto de sus lomos para arriba; y desde sus lomos para abajo, vi que parecía como fuego, y que tenía resplandor alrededor.(K) 28 Como parece el arco iris que está en las nubes el día que llueve, así era el parecer del resplandor alrededor.

Esta fue la visión de la semejanza de la gloria de Jehová. Y cuando yo la vi, me postré sobre mi rostro, y oí la voz de uno que hablaba.

Llamamiento de Ezequiel

2 Me dijo: Hijo de hombre, ponte sobre tus pies, y hablaré contigo. 2 Y luego que me habló, entró el Espíritu en mí y me afirmó sobre mis pies, y oí al que me hablaba. 3 Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, yo te envío a los hijos de Israel, a gentes rebeldes que se rebelaron contra mí; ellos y sus padres se han rebelado contra mí hasta este mismo día. 4 Yo, pues, te envío a hijos de duro rostro y de empedernido corazón; y les dirás: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor. 5 Acaso ellos escuchen; pero si no escucharen, porque son una casa rebelde, siempre conocerán que hubo profeta entre ellos. 6 Y tú, hijo de hombre, no les temas, ni tengas miedo de sus palabras, aunque te hallas entre zarzas y espinos, y moras con escorpiones; no tengas miedo de sus palabras, ni temas delante de ellos, porque son casa rebelde. 7 Les hablarás, pues, mis palabras, escuchen o dejen de escuchar; porque son muy rebeldes. 8 Mas tú, hijo de hombre, oye lo que yo te hablo; no seas rebelde como la casa rebelde; abre tu boca, y come lo que yo te doy.

9 Y miré, y he aquí una mano extendida hacia mí, y en ella había un rollo de libro. 10 Y lo extendió delante de mí, y estaba escrito por delante y por detrás;(L) y había escritas en él endechas y lamentaciones y ayes.

3 Me dijo: Hijo de hombre, come lo que hallas; come este rollo, y ve y habla a la casa de Israel. 2 Y abrí mi boca, y me hizo comer aquel rollo. 3 Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, alimenta tu vientre, y llena tus entrañas de este rollo que yo te doy. Y lo comí, y fue en mi boca dulce como miel.(M)

4 Luego me dijo: Hijo de hombre, ve y entra a la casa de Israel, y habla a ellos con mis palabras. 5 Porque no eres enviado a pueblo de habla profunda ni de lengua difícil, sino a la casa de Israel. 6 No a muchos pueblos de habla profunda ni de lengua difícil, cuyas palabras no entiendas; y si a ellos te enviara, ellos te oyeran. 7 Mas la casa de Israel no te querrá oír, porque no me quiere oír a mí; porque toda la casa de Israel es dura de frente y obstinada de corazón. 8 He aquí yo he hecho tu rostro fuerte contra los rostros de ellos, y tu frente fuerte contra sus frentes. 9 Como diamante, más fuerte que pedernal he hecho tu frente; no los temas, ni tengas miedo delante de ellos, porque son casa rebelde. 10 Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, toma en tu corazón todas mis palabras que yo te hablaré, y oye con tus oídos. 11 Y ve y entra a los cautivos, a los hijos de tu pueblo, y háblales y diles: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor; escuchen, o dejen de escuchar.

12 Y me levantó el Espíritu, y oí detrás de mí una voz de gran estruendo, que decía: Bendita sea la gloria de Jehová desde su lugar. 13 Oí también el sonido de las alas de los seres vivientes que se juntaban la una con la otra, y el sonido de las ruedas delante de ellos, y sonido de gran estruendo. 14 Me levantó, pues, el Espíritu, y me tomó; y fui en amargura, en la indignación de mi espíritu, pero la mano de Jehová era fuerte sobre mí. 15 Y vine a los cautivos en Tel-abib, que moraban junto al río Quebar, y me senté donde ellos estaban sentados, y allí permanecí siete días atónito entre ellos.

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Ezekiel 1:1-3:15
New American Standard Bible

The Vision of Four Figures

1 Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the (A)river Chebar among the exiles, the (B)heavens were opened and I saw [a](C)visions of God. 2 (On the fifth of the month [b]in the (D)fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile, 3 the (E)word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the (F)land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there (G)the hand of the Lord came upon him.)

4 As I looked, behold, a (H)high wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing intermittently and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like (I)gleaming [c]metal in the midst of the fire. 5 And within it there were figures resembling (J)four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human (K)form. 6 Each of them had (L)four faces and (M)four wings. 7 Their legs were straight and [d]their feet were like a calf’s [e]hoof, and they sparkled like (N)polished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their (O)four sides were human (P)hands. As for the faces and wings of the four of them, 9 their wings touched one another; their faces did (Q)not turn when they moved, each (R)went straight forward. 10 As for the (S)form of their faces, each had a human (T)face; [f]all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and [g]all four had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and (U)two covering their bodies. 12 And (V)each went straight forward; (W)wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13 [h]In the midst of the living beings there was something that looked like burning coals of (X)fire, [i]like torches moving among the living beings. The fire was bright, and lightning was [j]flashing from the fire. 14 And the living beings (Y)ran back and forth like bolts of (Z)lightning.

15 Now as I looked at the living beings, behold, there was one (AA)wheel on the ground beside the living beings, for [k]each of the four of them. 16 The (AB)appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like [l]sparkling (AC)topaz, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if [m]one wheel were within another. 17 Whenever they [n]moved, they [o]moved in any of their four [p]directions without (AD)turning as they [q]moved. 18 As for their rims, they were high and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were [r](AE)covered with eyes all around. 19 (AF)Whenever the living beings [s]moved, the wheels [t]moved with them. And whenever the living beings (AG)rose from the earth, the wheels rose also. 20 (AH)Wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go in that direction[u]. And the wheels rose just as they did; for the spirit of the living [v]beings was in the wheels. 21 (AI)Whenever those went, they went; and whenever those stopped, they stopped. And whenever those rose from the earth, the wheels rose just as they did; for the spirit of the living [w]beings was in the wheels.

Vision of Divine Glory

22 Now (AJ)over the heads of the living [x]beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads. 23 Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had (AK)two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other. 24 And I also heard the sound of their wings, like the (AL)sound of abundant waters as they went, like the (AM)voice of [y]the Almighty, a sound of a crowd like the (AN)sound of an army camp; whenever they stopped, they let down their wings. 25 And a voice came from above the (AO)expanse that was over their heads; whenever they stood still, they let down their wings.

26 Now (AP)above the expanse that was over their heads there was something (AQ)resembling a throne, like [z](AR)lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a (AS)man. 27 Then I [aa]noticed from the appearance of His waist and upward something (AT)like gleaming [ab]metal that looked like fire all around within it, and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw something like fire; and there was a radiance around Him. 28 Like the appearance of the (AU)rainbow [ac]in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the (AV)glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I (AW)fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.

The Prophet’s Call

2 Then He said to me, “Son of man, (AX)stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” 2 And as He spoke to me the (AY)Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me. 3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have (AZ)rebelled against Me; (BA)they and their fathers have revolted against Me to this very day. 4 So I am sending you to those who are [ad](BB)impudent and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord [ae]God says:’ 5 As for them, (BC)whether they listen or [af]not—for they are a rebellious house—they will (BD)know that a prophet has been among them. 6 And as for you, son of man, you are (BE)not to fear them nor fear their words, though (BF)thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; you are not to fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, since they are a rebellious house. 7 But you shall (BG)speak My words to them (BH)whether they listen or [ag]not, for they are rebellious.

8 “Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth wide and (BI)eat what I am giving you.” 9 Then I looked, and behold, a (BJ)hand was extended to me; and behold, a [ah](BK)scroll was in it. 10 When He spread it out before me, it was written on the front and back, and written on it were songs of mourning, sighing, and (BL)woe.

Ezekiel’s Commission

3 Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; (BM)eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I (BN)opened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. 3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and (BO)fill your [ai]body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I (BP)ate it, and it was as sweet as (BQ)honey in my mouth.

4 Then He said to me, “Son of man, [aj]go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. 5 For (BR)you are not being sent to a people of [ak](BS)unintelligible speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel, 6 nor to many peoples of [al]unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. [am]But I have sent you to [an]the people who understand you; 7 yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are (BT)not willing to listen to Me. The entire house of Israel certainly is [ao]stubborn and obstinate. 8 Behold, I have made your face just as hard as their faces, and your forehead just as hard as their foreheads. 9 Like emery harder than flint I have made your forehead. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, since they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, take into your heart all My (BU)words which I will speak to you and listen [ap]closely. 11 [aq]Go to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and tell them, whether they listen or [ar]not, ‘This is what the Lord [as]God says.’”

12 Then the (BV)Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great (BW)rumbling sound behind me: “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from His place!” 13 And I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another and the sound of the (BX)wheels beside them, even a great rumbling sound. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away; and I went embittered in the rage of my spirit, and (BY)the hand of the Lord was strong on me. 15 Then I came to the exiles who lived beside the river Chebar at Tel-abib, and I sat there for (BZ)seven days where they were living, causing consternation among them.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:1 Some ancient versions a vision
  2. Ezekiel 1:2 Lit it was
  3. Ezekiel 1:4 Heb uncertain; Gr indicates a gold and silver alloy
  4. Ezekiel 1:7 Lit the sole of their feet
  5. Ezekiel 1:7 Lit sole of a foot
  6. Ezekiel 1:10 Lit the four of them
  7. Ezekiel 1:10 Lit the four of them
  8. Ezekiel 1:13 As in some ancient versions; MT And the likeness of the living beings
  9. Ezekiel 1:13 Lit like the appearance of
  10. Ezekiel 1:13 Lit going out
  11. Ezekiel 1:15 Lit his four faces
  12. Ezekiel 1:16 Or the look of topaz
  13. Ezekiel 1:16 Lit the wheel in the midst of the wheel
  14. Ezekiel 1:17 Lit went
  15. Ezekiel 1:17 Lit went
  16. Ezekiel 1:17 Lit sides
  17. Ezekiel 1:17 Lit went
  18. Ezekiel 1:18 Lit full of
  19. Ezekiel 1:19 Lit went
  20. Ezekiel 1:19 Lit went
  21. Ezekiel 1:20 MT adds the spirit to go
  22. Ezekiel 1:20 MT being
  23. Ezekiel 1:21 MT being
  24. Ezekiel 1:22 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT being
  25. Ezekiel 1:24 Heb Shaddai
  26. Ezekiel 1:26 Heb eben-sappir
  27. Ezekiel 1:27 Lit saw
  28. Ezekiel 1:27 See note v 4
  29. Ezekiel 1:28 Lit which occurs in
  30. Ezekiel 2:4 Lit hard-faced and hard-hearted
  31. Ezekiel 2:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  32. Ezekiel 2:5 Lit refrain
  33. Ezekiel 2:7 Lit refrain
  34. Ezekiel 2:9 Lit scroll of a book
  35. Ezekiel 3:3 Lit inward parts
  36. Ezekiel 3:4 Lit go, come
  37. Ezekiel 3:5 Lit deep lip and heavy tongue
  38. Ezekiel 3:6 Lit deep lip and heavy tongue
  39. Ezekiel 3:6 Or I certainly have sent
  40. Ezekiel 3:6 Lit them, they understand
  41. Ezekiel 3:7 Lit of a hard forehead and hard of heart
  42. Ezekiel 3:10 Lit with your ears
  43. Ezekiel 3:11 Lit Go, come
  44. Ezekiel 3:11 Lit refrain
  45. Ezekiel 3:11 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
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Ezekiel 1:1-3:15
New International Version

Ezekiel’s Inaugural Vision

1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles(A) by the Kebar River,(B) the heavens were opened(C) and I saw visions(D) of God.

2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin(E)— 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel(F) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.(G)

4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm(H) coming out of the north(I)—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,(J) 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.(K) In appearance their form was human,(L) 6 but each of them had four faces(M) and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.(N) 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands.(O) All four of them had faces and wings, 9 and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.(P)

10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.(Q) 11 Such were their faces. They each had two wings(R) spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. 12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.(S) 13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals(T) of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning(U) flashed out of it. 14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.(V)

15 As I looked at the living creatures,(W) I saw a wheel(X) on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. 16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz,(Y) and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction(Z) as the creatures went. 18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes(AA) all around.

19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go,(AB) and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.(AC)

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault,(AD) sparkling like crystal, and awesome. 23 Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. 24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing(AE) waters, like the voice(AF) of the Almighty,[b] like the tumult of an army.(AG) When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

25 Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne(AH) of lapis lazuli,(AI) and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.(AJ) 27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him.(AK) 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow(AL) in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.(AM)

This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory(AN) of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown,(AO) and I heard the voice of one speaking.

Ezekiel’s Call to Be a Prophet

2 He said to me, “Son of man,[c](AP) stand(AQ) up on your feet and I will speak to you.(AR)” 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me(AS) to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.

3 He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their ancestors have been in revolt against me to this very day.(AT) 4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn.(AU) Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’(AV) 5 And whether they listen or fail to listen(AW)—for they are a rebellious people(AX)—they will know that a prophet has been among them.(AY) 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid(AZ) of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns(BA) are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(BB) 7 You must speak(BC) my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious.(BD) 8 But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel(BE) like that rebellious people;(BF) open your mouth and eat(BG) what I give you.”

9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand(BH) stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,(BI) 10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.(BJ)

3 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

3 Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate(BK) it, and it tasted as sweet as honey(BL) in my mouth.

4 He then said to me: “Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.(BM) 5 You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language,(BN) but to the people of Israel— 6 not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.(BO) 7 But the people of Israel are not willing to listen(BP) to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate.(BQ) 8 But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.(BR) 9 I will make your forehead(BS) like the hardest stone, harder than flint.(BT) Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(BU)”

10 And he said to me, “Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart(BV) all the words I speak to you. 11 Go(BW) now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says,’(BX) whether they listen or fail to listen.(BY)”

12 Then the Spirit lifted me up,(BZ) and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the Lord rose from the place where it was standing.[d] 13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures(CA) brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.(CB) 14 The Spirit(CC) then lifted me up(CD) and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord(CE) on me. 15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River.(CF) And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days(CG)—deeply distressed.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans
  2. Ezekiel 1:24 Hebrew Shaddai
  3. Ezekiel 2:1 The Hebrew phrase ben adam means human being. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here and throughout Ezekiel because of its possible association with “Son of Man” in the New Testament.
  4. Ezekiel 3:12 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text sound—may the glory of the Lord be praised from his place
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