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Йезекиил 20
1940 Bulgarian Bible

20 А в седмата година, в петия <месец>, на десетия <ден> от месеца, някои от Израилевите старейшини дойдоха да се допитат до Господа, и седнаха пред мене.

2 И Господното слово дойде към мене и рече:

3 Сине човешки, говори на Израилевите старейшини и кажи им: Така казва Господ Иеова: Да се допитате до Мене ли сте дошли? <Заклевам се> в живота Си, казва Господ Иеова, не приемам да се допитате до Мене,

4 Ще се застъпиш ли за тях, сине човешки? ще се застъпиш ли за тях? Покажи им мерзостите на техните бащи, като им речеш:

5 Така казва Господ Иеова: В деня, когато избрах Израиля, и се заклех към рода на Якововия дом и им се открих в Египетската земя, и им се заклех като рекох: Аз съм Господ вашият Бог, -

6 в оня ден заклех им се, че ще ги изведа из Египетската земя <и ще ги доведа> в земя, която бях промислил за тях, <земя> гдето тече мляко и мед, с която се хвалят всички страни.

7 И рекох им: Отхвърлете всеки мерзостите, <които е поставил> пред очите си, и не се осквернявайте с египетските идоли; Аз съм Господ вашият Бог.

8 Те обаче въстанаха против Мене и не искаха да Ме послушат; не отхвърлиха всеки мерзостите, <които бе поставил> пред очите си, нито оставиха египетските идоли. Тогава рекох да излея яростта Си върху тях, за да изчерпя гнева Си против тях всред Египетската земя.

9 Но подействувах заради името Си, да се не оскверни то пред народите, между които бяха, и пред които им се открих като ги изведох из Египетската земя.

10 Затова като ги изведох из Египетската земя, заведох ги в пустинята.

11 И дадох им повеленията Си и запознах ги със съдбите Си, които като извършва човек, ще живее чрез тях.

12 Дадох им и съботите Си да бъдат знак между Мене и тях, за да познаят, че Аз Господ ги освещавам.

13 Но Израилевият дом въстана против Мене в пустинята; не ходиха в повеленията Ми, но отхвърлиха съдбите Ми, които като извършва човек ще живее чрез тях, и твърде много оскверниха съботите Ми. Тогава рекох да излея яростта Си върху тях в пустинята, за да ги изтребя.

14 Но подействувах заради името Си, да се не оскверни то пред народите, пред които бях ги извел.

15 При това, Аз им се заклех в пустинята, че не ще ги заведа в земята, която им бях дал, <земя> гдето тече мляко и мед, с която се хвалят всичките страни,

16 защото отхвърлиха съдбите Ми, не ходиха в повеленията Ми и оскверниха съботите Ми; понеже сърцата им отиваха след идолите им.

17 Обаче, окото Ми ги пощади, та не ги изтребих, нито ги довърших в пустинята.

18 И рекох на чадата им в пустинята: Не ходете по повеленията на бащите си и не пазете постановленията им, нито се осквернявайте с идолите им.

19 Аз съм Господ вашият Бог; в Моите повеления ходете, и Моите съдби пазете и извършвайте ги;

20 освещавайте още и съботите Ми, и нека бъдат знак между Мене и вас, за да познаете, че Аз Господ съм ваш Бог.

21 Обаче, чадата въстанаха против Мене; не ходиха в повеленията Ми, нито опазиха съдбите Ми да ги вършат, които ако извършва човек ще живее чрез тях, и оскверниха съботите Ми. Тогава рекох да излея яростта Си върху тях, за да изчерпя гнева Си против тях в пустинята.

22 Но оттеглих ръката Си, и подействувах заради името Си, да се не оскверни то пред народите, пред които ги бях извел.

23 При това, Аз им се заклех в пустинята, че ще ги разпръсна между народите, и ще ги разсея по <разни> страни,

24 защото не извършиха съдбите Ми, но отхвърлиха повеленията Ми, оскверниха съботите Ми, и очите им бяха към идолите на бащите им.

25 Затова и Аз им дадох повеления, които не бяха добри, и съдби, чрез които не щяха да живеят,

26 и оставих ги да се осквернят в приносите си, гдето превеждаха <през огън> всяко първородно, за да ги запустя, та да познаят, че Аз съм Господ.

27 Затова, сине човешки, говори на Израилевия дом, като им речеш: Така казва Господ Иеова: Още и в това Ме охулиха бащите ви, дето вършиха престъпления против Мене.

28 Защото, като ги доведох в земята, която бях се заклел да им дам, тогава разгледаха всеки висок хълм и всяко сенчесто дърво, и там принасяха жертвите си, там представяха оскърбителните си приноси, там полагаха благоуханията си и там изливаха възлиянията си.

29 Тогава им рекох: Що е това високо място, на което отивате, та да се нарича Вама {Езическо име за високо място.} и до днес?

30 Затова, кажи на Израилевия дом: Така казва Господ Иеова: Като се осквернявате по примера на бащите си, и блудствувате с мерзостите им,

31 и до днес се осквернявате с всичките си идоли, като принасяте даровете си и привеждате синовете си през огъня, то до Мене ли ще се допитате, доме Израилев? <Заклевам се> в живота Си, казва Господ Иеова, не приемам да се допитате до Мене.

32 И онова, което размишлявате, никак няма да се сбъдне, дето казвате: Ще станем като народите, като племената на <другите> страни; ще служим на дървета и на камъни.

33 <Заклевам се> в живота Си, казва Господ Иеова, непременно с мощна ръка, с издигната мишца, и с излеяна ярост ще царувам над вас.

34 Като ви изведа измежду племената, и ви събера от страните, в които сте разпръснати с мощна ръка, с издигната мишца, и с излеяна ярост,

35 ще ви заведа в пустинята на <заточение между> племената, и там ще се съдя с вас лице с лице.

36 Както се съдих с бащите ви в пустинята на Египетската земя, така ще се съдя с вас, казва Господ Иеова.

37 Ще ви прекарам под жезъла, и ще ви заведа във връзките на завета.

38 И ще изчистя отсред вас бунтовниците и ония, които вършат престъпления против Мене; ще ги извадя из земята, гдето пришелствуват; но те няма да влязат в Израилевата земя; и ще познаете, че Аз съм Господ.

39 А вие, доме Израилев, така казва Господ Иеова: Ако не искате да слушате Мене, идете, служете и за напред всеки на идолите си; но не осквернявайте вече светото Ми име с даровете си и с идолите си.

40 Защото на Моя свет хълм, на Израилевия висок хълм, казва Господ Иеова, там целият Израилев дом, всичките в страната, ще Ми служат; там ще ги приема, и там ще поискам приносите ви и първаците на даровете ви, както и всичките ви свети неща.

41 Ще ви приема като благоухание, когато ви изведа изсред племената и ви събера от страните, в които бяхте разпръснати; и ще се осветя във вас пред народите.

42 И ще познаете, че Аз съм Господ, когато ви доведа в Израилевата земя, в страната, която се заклех да дам на бащите ви.

43 Там ще си спомните за постъпките си, и за всичките си дела, в които се осквернихте; и ще се погнусите сами от себе си поради всичките злини, които сторихте.

44 И ще познаете, че Аз съм Господ, когато <така> постъпя с вас заради името Си, <а> не според злите ви постъпки, нито според развратните ви дела, доме Израилев, казва Господ Иеова.

45 И Господното слово дойде към мене и рече:

46 Сине човешки, насочи лицето си към юг и направи да капне <словото ти> към юг и пророкувай против леса на южното поле.

47 Кажи на южния лес: Слушай Господното слово. Така казва Господ Иеова: Ето, Аз ще запаля огън в тебе, който ще изяде всяко зелено дърво в тебе, и всяко сухо дърво; пламтящият пламък не ще угасне, а от него ще изгори цялата повърхност от юг до север.

48 Всяка твар ще види, че Аз Господ го запалих; няма да угасне.

49 Тогава рекох: Горко, Господи Иеова! Те казват за мене: Този не говори ли притчи?

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Ezequiel 20
Reina Valera Actualizada

Infidelidad de Israel hacia su Dios

20 Aconteció en el día diez del mes quinto[a] del séptimo año que vinieron algunos hombres de los ancianos de Israel para consultar al SEÑOR, y se sentaron delante de mí. 2 Entonces vino a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo: 3 “Oh hijo de hombre, habla a los ancianos de Israel y diles que así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[b]: ‘¿Han venido para consultarme? ¡Vivo yo, que no seré consultado por ustedes!’, dice el SEÑOR Diosc. 4 ¿Quieres juzgarlos tú? ¿Los quieres juzgar tú, hijo de hombre? Hazles conocer las abominaciones de sus padres. 5 Diles que así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[c]: ‘El día que escogí a Israel, alcé mi mano jurando a la descendencia de la casa de Jacob, y me di a conocer a ellos en la tierra de Egipto. Entonces alcé mi mano jurando y dije: Yo soy el SEÑOR su Dios. 6 Aquel día les alcé mi mano jurando que los sacaría de la tierra de Egipto a la tierra que había explorado para ellos, que fluye leche y miel y que es la más hermosa de todas las tierras. 7 Entonces les dije: Arroje cada uno de sí los ídolos detestables que sus ojos aman, y no se contaminen con los ídolos de Egipto[d]. Yo soy el SEÑOR su Dios’.

8 “Pero ellos se obstinaron contra mí y no quisieron obedecerme. No arrojaron de sí los ídolos detestables que sus ojos aman ni dejaron los ídolos de Egipto. Entonces yo dije que derramaría sobre ellos mi ira para agotar en ellos mi furor, en medio de la tierra de Egipto. 9 Pero actué por causa de mi nombre, para no ser profanado a la vista de las naciones en medio de las cuales se encontraban, ante cuya vista me di a conocer al sacarlos de la tierra de Egipto.

10 “Yo los saqué de la tierra de Egipto y los traje al desierto. 11 Les di mis estatutos y los hice conocer mis decretos, los cuales, el hombre que los cumpla, por ellos vivirá. 12 También les di mis sábados para que fueran una señal entre ellos y yo, para que supieran que yo soy el SEÑOR, el que los santifico. 13 Pero la casa de Israel se rebeló contra mí en el desierto; no anduvieron en mis estatutos. Más bien, rechazaron mis decretos, los cuales, el hombre que los cumpla, por ellos vivirá. Y profanaron gravemente mis sábados, por lo cual dije que derramaría sobre ellos mi ira en el desierto, para acabar con ellos. 14 Pero actué por causa de mi nombre, para no ser profanado a vista de las naciones, ante cuya vista los saqué. 15 También en el desierto alcé mi mano, jurándoles que no los llevaría a la tierra que les había dado, que fluye leche y miel y que es la más hermosa de todas las tierras. 16 Fue porque rechazaron mis decretos, no anduvieron en mis estatutos y profanaron mis sábados; porque el corazón de ellos se iba tras sus ídolos. 17 A pesar de ello, mi ojo les tuvo lástima, para no destruirlos, y no acabé con ellos en el desierto.

18 “Y dije a sus hijos en el desierto: ‘No anden según las leyes de sus padres; no guarden sus decretos ni se contaminen con sus ídolos. 19 Yo soy el SEÑOR su Dios. Anden según mis estatutos, guarden mis decretos y pónganlos por obra. 20 Santifiquen mis sábados, y serán una señal entre mí y ustedes, para que se sepa que yo soy el SEÑOR su Dios’.

21 “Pero los hijos se rebelaron contra mí. No anduvieron según mis estatutos ni guardaron mis decretos poniéndolos por obra, los cuales, el hombre que los cumpla, por ellos vivirá. Y profanaron mis sábados, por lo cual dije que derramaría sobre ellos mi ira para agotar en ellos mi furor en el desierto. 22 Pero yo retiré mi mano y actué por causa de mi nombre, para no ser profanado a vista de las naciones, ante cuya vista los saqué. 23 También en el desierto les alcé mi mano jurándoles que los dispersaría entre las naciones y que los esparciría entre los países, 24 porque no pusieron por obra mis decretos, rechazaron mis estatutos, profanaron mis sábados, y sus ojos se fueron tras los ídolos de sus padres. 25 Yo también les di leyes que no eran buenas y decretos por los cuales no pudieran vivir. 26 Y cuando hacían pasar por fuego[e] a todo primogénito del vientre, los consideré inmundos, juntamente con sus dones, para desolarlos, a fin de que supieran que yo soy el SEÑOR.

27 “Por tanto, oh hijo de hombre, habla a la casa de Israel y diles que así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[f]: ‘Aun en esto sus padres me afrentaron cuando actuaron contra mí con infidelidad’. 28 Los llevé a la tierra con respecto a la cual yo había alzado mi mano jurándoles que les habría de dar, pero ellos vieron toda colina alta y todo árbol frondoso, y allí sacrificaron sus víctimas y presentaron sus ofrendas que me indignan. Allí pusieron también su grato olor y allí derramaron sus libaciones. 29 Les dije: ‘¿Qué es este lugar alto adonde van?’. Y fue llamado su nombre Bamah, hasta el día de hoy.

30 “Por tanto, di a los de la casa de Israel que así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[g]: ‘¿A la manera de sus padres se contaminan ustedes y se prostituyen tras sus ídolos abominables? 31 Pues al presentar sus ofrendas y hacer pasar por fuego[h] a sus hijos, se han contaminado con todos sus ídolos, hasta ahora. ¿Y he de ser consultado por ustedes, oh casa de Israel? ¡Vivo yo, que no seré consultado por ustedes!, dice el SEÑOR Dios[i]. 32 No será como lo han pensado. Porque ustedes dicen: ‘Seamos como las demás naciones, como las familias de los países, para servir a la madera y a la piedra’. 33 ¡Vivo yo, que con mano fuerte, con brazo extendido y con ira derramada he de reinar sobre ustedes!, dice el SEÑOR Dios[j]. 34 Yo los sacaré de entre los pueblos, y los reuniré de los países en los cuales han sido dispersados con mano fuerte, con brazo extendido y con ira derramada. 35 Os traeré al desierto de los pueblos, y allí, cara a cara, entraré en juicio contra ustedes. 36 Como entré en juicio contra sus padres en el desierto de la tierra de Egipto, así entraré en juicio contra ustedes, dice el SEÑOR Dios[k]. 37 Los haré pasar bajo la vara y los haré entrar en el vínculo del pacto. 38 Eliminaré de entre ustedes a los rebeldes y a los que han transgredido contra mí. Los sacaré de la tierra de sus peregrinaciones, pero no entrarán en la tierra de Israel. Y sabrán que yo soy el SEÑOR’.

39 “Y en cuanto a ustedes, oh casa de Israel, así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[l]: ‘Si a mí no me escuchan, ¡vaya cada uno tras sus dioses y sírvalos! Pero no profanen más mi santo nombre con sus ofrendas y sus ídolos’.

Aceptación de Israel en Sion

40 “Ciertamente en mi santo monte, en el alto monte de Israel, dice el SEÑOR Dios[m], allí me servirá toda la casa de Israel, cuando toda ella esté en la tierra. Allí los aceptaré, y allí reclamaré sus ofrendas alzadas y las primicias de sus obsequios con todas sus cosas sagradas. 41 Como grato olor los aceptaré cuando yo los haya sacado de entre los pueblos y los haya reunido de los países en que están dispersados. Entonces en medio de ustedes seré tratado como santo, ante la vista de las naciones. 42 Y sabrán que yo soy el SEÑOR, cuando los traiga a la tierra de Israel, la tierra por la cual alcé mi mano jurando que la daría a sus padres. 43 Allí se acordarán de sus caminos y de todos sus hechos con que se han contaminado, y se detestarán a ustedes mismos por todas sus maldades que han hecho. 44 Y sabrán que yo soy el SEÑOR, cuando por causa de mi nombre yo haga con ustedes, no según sus malos caminos ni según sus perversas obras, oh casa de Israel”, dice el SEÑOR Dios[n].

Profecía contra la tierra del sur

45 Entonces vino a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo:

46 —Oh hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro en dirección de Temán; predica contra el sur y profetiza contra el bosque del campo del Néguev. 47 Dirás al bosque del Néguev: “Escucha la palabra del SEÑOR; así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios[o]: ‘He aquí, yo enciendo fuego en ti, el cual devorará en ti todo árbol verde y todo árbol seco. La poderosa llama no se apagará, y por causa de ella todas las caras serán quemadas, desde el Néguev hasta el norte. 48 Y verá todo mortal que yo, el SEÑOR, la encendí; no se apagará’”.

49 Entonces dije:

—¡Ah, SEÑOR Dios[p]! Ellos dicen de mí: “¿Acaso no es este el que anda diciendo parábolas?”.

Footnotes

  1. Ezequiel 20:1 Aprox. jul.-ago.
  2. Ezequiel 20:3 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  3. Ezequiel 20:5 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  4. Ezequiel 20:7 Cf. Lev. 18:3.
  5. Ezequiel 20:26 Cf. 2 Rey. 16:3.
  6. Ezequiel 20:27 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  7. Ezequiel 20:30 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  8. Ezequiel 20:31 Cf. 2 Rey. 16:3.
  9. Ezequiel 20:31 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  10. Ezequiel 20:33 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  11. Ezequiel 20:36 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  12. Ezequiel 20:39 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  13. Ezequiel 20:40 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  14. Ezequiel 20:44 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  15. Ezequiel 20:47 Lit., Señor YHWH.
  16. Ezequiel 20:49 Lit., Señor YHWH.
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Ezekiel 20
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Rebellious Israel Purged

20 In the seventh year, in the fifth month on the tenth day, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire(A) of the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.(B)

2 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 3 “Son of man, speak to the elders(C) of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Have you come to inquire(D) of me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)’

4 “Will you judge them? Will you judge them, son of man? Then confront them with the detestable practices of their ancestors(F) 5 and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose(G) Israel, I swore with uplifted hand(H) to the descendants of Jacob and revealed myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, “I am the Lord your God.(I)” 6 On that day I swore(J) to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey,(K) the most beautiful of all lands.(L) 7 And I said to them, “Each of you, get rid of the vile images(M) you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols(N) of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.(O)”

8 “‘But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me;(P) they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.(Q) So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in Egypt.(R) 9 But for the sake of my name, I brought them out of Egypt.(S) I did it to keep my name from being profaned(T) in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and in whose sight I had revealed myself to the Israelites. 10 Therefore I led them out of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.(U) 11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(V) 12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths(W) as a sign(X) between us,(Y) so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.(Z)

13 “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled(AA) against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws(AB)—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.(AC) So I said I would pour out my wrath(AD) on them and destroy(AE) them in the wilderness.(AF) 14 But for the sake of my name I did what would keep it from being profaned(AG) in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.(AH) 15 Also with uplifted hand I swore(AI) to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands(AJ)— 16 because they rejected my laws(AK) and did not follow my decrees and desecrated my Sabbaths. For their hearts(AL) were devoted to their idols.(AM) 17 Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy(AN) them or put an end to them in the wilderness. 18 I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not follow the statutes of your parents(AO) or keep their laws or defile yourselves(AP) with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God;(AQ) follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.(AR) 20 Keep my Sabbaths(AS) holy, that they may be a sign(AT) between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.(AU)”

21 “‘But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws,(AV) of which I said, “The person who obeys them will live by them,” and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger(AW) against them in the wilderness.(AX) 22 But I withheld(AY) my hand, and for the sake of my name(AZ) I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. 23 Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter(BA) them through the countries, 24 because they had not obeyed my laws but had rejected my decrees(BB) and desecrated my Sabbaths,(BC) and their eyes lusted after(BD) their parents’ idols.(BE) 25 So I gave(BF) them other statutes that were not good and laws through which they could not live;(BG) 26 I defiled them through their gifts—the sacrifice(BH) of every firstborn—that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord.(BI)’

27 “Therefore, son of man, speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In this also your ancestors(BJ) blasphemed(BK) me by being unfaithful to me:(BL) 28 When I brought them into the land(BM) I had sworn to give them and they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, made offerings that aroused my anger, presented their fragrant incense and poured out their drink offerings.(BN) 29 Then I said to them: What is this high place(BO) you go to?’” (It is called Bamah[a] to this day.)

Rebellious Israel Renewed

30 “Therefore say to the Israelites: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will you defile yourselves(BP) the way your ancestors did and lust after their vile images?(BQ) 31 When you offer your gifts—the sacrifice of your children(BR) in the fire—you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Am I to let you inquire of me, you Israelites? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will not let you inquire of me.(BS)

32 “‘You say, “We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone.” But what you have in mind will never happen. 33 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will reign over you with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm(BT) and with outpoured wrath.(BU) 34 I will bring you from the nations(BV) and gather(BW) you from the countries where you have been scattered—with a mighty hand(BX) and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath.(BY) 35 I will bring you into the wilderness(BZ) of the nations and there, face to face, I will execute judgment(CA) upon you. 36 As I judged your ancestors in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will judge you, declares the Sovereign Lord.(CB) 37 I will take note of you as you pass under my rod,(CC) and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.(CD) 38 I will purge(CE) you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(CF)

39 “‘As for you, people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Go and serve your idols,(CG) every one of you! But afterward you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name(CH) with your gifts and idols.(CI) 40 For on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel,(CJ) declares the Sovereign Lord, there in the land all the people of Israel will serve me, and there I will accept them. There I will require your offerings(CK) and your choice gifts,[b] along with all your holy sacrifices.(CL) 41 I will accept you as fragrant incense(CM) when I bring you out from the nations and gather(CN) you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will be proved holy(CO) through you in the sight of the nations.(CP) 42 Then you will know that I am the Lord,(CQ) when I bring you into the land of Israel,(CR) the land I had sworn with uplifted hand to give to your ancestors.(CS) 43 There you will remember your conduct(CT) and all the actions by which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves(CU) for all the evil you have done.(CV) 44 You will know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name’s sake(CW) and not according to your evil ways and your corrupt practices, you people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(CX)’”

Prophecy Against the South

45 The word of the Lord came to me: 46 “Son of man, set your face toward(CY) the south; preach against the south and prophesy against(CZ) the forest of the southland.(DA) 47 Say to the southern forest:(DB) ‘Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume(DC) all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north(DD) will be scorched by it.(DE) 48 Everyone will see that I the Lord have kindled it; it will not be quenched.(DF)’”

49 Then I said, “Sovereign Lord,(DG) they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just telling parables?(DH)’”[c]

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:29 Bamah means high place.
  2. Ezekiel 20:40 Or and the gifts of your firstfruits
  3. Ezekiel 20:49 In Hebrew texts 20:45-49 is numbered 21:1-5.
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Ezekiel 20
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20 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me.

2 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,

3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God;

6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.

13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;

16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

19 I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.

21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.

27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.

28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.

29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name whereof is called Bamah unto this day.

30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

33 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord God.

37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.

40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

42 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.

43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God.

45 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

48 And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

49 Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

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