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領袖謀惡

11 靈把我提起來,帶到耶和華殿朝東的東門;在門口那裡有二十五個人;我看見他們中間有人民的領袖押朔的兒子雅撒尼亞和比拿雅的兒子毘拉提。 耶和華對我說:“人子啊!這些就是圖謀罪孽,在這城裡設惡謀的人。 他們說:‘建造房屋的時候還沒有到;這城是鍋,我們是肉。’ 因此,人子啊!你要說預言,要說預言攻擊他們。”

罪惡與懲罰

耶和華的靈降在我身上,他對我說:“你要說:‘耶和華這樣說:以色列家啊!你們口裡所說、心中所想的,我都知道。 你們在這城裡殺了許多人,使街道滿了死人。 因此,主耶和華這樣說:你們棄置在城中的死人就是肉,這城就是鍋;至於你們,卻要從城中被趕出去。 你們懼怕刀劍,我就使刀劍臨到你們,這是主耶和華的宣告。 我要把你們從城中趕出去,交在外族人的手裡;我要向你們施行審判。 10 你們必倒在刀下,我必審判你們,直到以色列的邊境;你們就知道我是耶和華。 11 這城必不作你們的鍋,你們也必不作其中的肉。我必審判你們直到以色列的邊境; 12 你們就知道我是耶和華。這是因為你們沒有遵行我的律例,也沒有遵守我的典章,卻效法你們周圍列國的習俗去行。’”

以西結的代禱

13 我正在說預言的時候,比拿雅的兒子毘拉提死了。於是我臉伏在地,大聲呼叫,說:“哎,主耶和華啊!難道你要把以色列餘剩的人都盡行毀滅嗎?”

回歸故土的盼望

14 耶和華的話臨到我說: 15 “人子啊!論到你的兄弟、你的親屬、與你一同被擄的人(“與你一同被擄的人”或譯:“你的近親”)和以色列全家,耶路撒冷的居民曾經這樣說:‘他們遠離了耶和華,這地是賜給我們作產業的。’ 16 因此你要說:‘主耶和華這樣說:我雖然把他們遠遠地遷到列國之中,使他們分散在各地,我還要在他們所到的各地暫作他們的聖所。’ 17 因此你要說:‘主耶和華這樣說:我要從萬族中招聚你們,從你們被分散到的各地聚集你們,把以色列地賜給你們。’ 18 他們必回到那裡,也必除掉那裡所有可厭的偶像和所有可憎之物。

更新的應許

19 “我要把一顆心賜給他們,把新的靈放在他們裡面;我要從他們肉體中除掉石心,賜給他們肉心, 20 使他們遵從我的律例,謹守遵行我的典章,這樣,他們就必作我的子民,我必作他們的 神。 21 至於那些心中隨從可厭的偶像和可憎之物的人,我要把他們所行的,報應在他們的頭上。”這是主耶和華的宣告。

耶和華的榮耀離開耶路撒冷

22 以後,基路伯展開翅膀,輪子都在他們旁邊;在他們以上有以色列 神的榮耀。 23 耶和華的榮耀從城中升起,停在城東的那座山上。 24 靈把我提起來,在異象中藉著 神的靈,領我到迦勒底被擄的人那裡去;我看見的異象就離開我上升去了。 25 我就把耶和華指示我的一切事都說給被擄的人聽。

11 1-2 Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me over to the east gate of the Temple, where I saw twenty-five of the most prominent men of the city, including two officers, Jaazaniah (son of Azzur) and Pelatiah (son of Benaiah).

Then the Spirit said to me, “Son of dust, these are the men who are responsible for all of the wicked counsel being given out in this city. For they say to the people, ‘It is time to rebuild Jerusalem, for our city is an iron shield and will protect us from all harm.’[a] Therefore, son of dust, prophesy against them loudly and clearly.”

Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me and told me to say: “The Lord says to the people of Israel: Is that what you are saying? Yes, I know it is, for I know everything you think—every thought that comes into your minds. You have murdered endlessly and filled your streets with the dead.”

Therefore the Lord God says: “You think this city is an iron shield? No, it isn’t! It will not protect you. Your slain will lie within it, but you will be dragged out and slaughtered.[b] I will expose you to the war you have so greatly feared, says the Lord God, and I will take you from Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners who will carry out my judgments against you. 10 You will be slaughtered all the way to the borders of Israel, and you will know I am the Lord. 11 No, this city will not be an iron shield for you, and you safe within. I will chase you even to the borders of Israel, 12 and you will know I am the Lord—you who have not obeyed me but rather have copied the nations all around you.”

13 While I was still speaking and telling them this, Pelatiah (son of Benaiah) suddenly died. Then I fell to the ground on my face and cried out: “O Lord God, are you going to kill everyone in all Israel?”

14 Again a message came from the Lord:

15 “Son of dust, the remnant left in Jerusalem are saying about your brother exiles: ‘It is because they were so wicked that the Lord has deported them. Now the Lord has given us their land!’

16 “But tell the exiles that the Lord God says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, yet I will be a sanctuary to you for the time that you are there, 17 and I will gather you back from the nations where you are scattered and give you the land of Israel again. 18 And when you return, you will remove every trace of all this idol worship. 19 I will give you one heart and a new spirit; I will take from you your hearts of stone and give you tender hearts of love for God, 20 so that you can obey my laws and be my people, and I will be your God. 21 But as for those now in Jerusalem[c] who long for idols, I will repay them fully for their sins,” the Lord God says.

22 Then the Guardian Angels lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel stood above them. 23 Then the glory of the Lord rose from over the city and stood above the mountain on the east side.

24 Afterwards the Spirit of God carried me back again to Babylon, to the Jews in exile there. And so ended the vision of my visit to Jerusalem. 25 And I told the exiles everything the Lord had shown me.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 11:3 for our city is an iron shield and will protect us from all harm, literally, “this city the caldron and we the flesh.”
  2. Ezekiel 11:7 Your slain will lie within it, but you will be dragged out and slaughtered, literally, “Your slain are the flesh and this is the caldron, but you will be brought out from it.”
  3. Ezekiel 11:21 But as for those now in Jerusalem, implied.

God’s Sure Judgment on Jerusalem

11 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord that faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah(A) son of Benaiah, leaders(B) of the people.(C) The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil(D) and giving wicked advice in this city.(E) They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot,(F) and we are the meat in it.’(G) Therefore prophesy(H) against them; prophesy, son of man.”

Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and he told me to say: “This is what the Lord says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind.(I) You have killed many people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.(J)

“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: The bodies you have thrown there are the meat and this city is the pot,(K) but I will drive you out of it.(L) You fear the sword,(M) and the sword is what I will bring against you, declares the Sovereign Lord.(N) I will drive you out of the city and deliver you into the hands(O) of foreigners and inflict punishment on you.(P) 10 You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel.(Q) Then you will know that I am the Lord. 11 This city will not be a pot(R) for you, nor will you be the meat in it; I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. 12 And you will know that I am the Lord,(S) for you have not followed my decrees(T) or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you.(U)

13 Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah(V) son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?(W)

The Promise of Israel’s Return

14 The word of the Lord came to me: 15 “Son of man, the people of Jerusalem have said of your fellow exiles and all the other Israelites, ‘They are far away from the Lord; this land was given to us as our possession.’(X)

16 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary(Y) for them in the countries where they have gone.’

17 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’(Z)

18 “They will return to it and remove all its vile images(AA) and detestable idols.(AB) 19 I will give them an undivided heart(AC) and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone(AD) and give them a heart of flesh.(AE) 20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.(AF) They will be my people,(AG) and I will be their God.(AH) 21 But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols,(AI) I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.(AJ)

22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory(AK) of the God of Israel was above them.(AL) 23 The glory(AM) of the Lord went up from within the city and stopped above the mountain(AN) east of it. 24 The Spirit(AO) lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia[a] in the vision(AP) given by the Spirit of God.

Then the vision I had seen went up from me, 25 and I told the exiles everything the Lord had shown me.(AQ)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 11:24 Or Chaldea