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Ezekiel 33
New King James Version
Ezekiel 33
New King James Version
The Watchman and His Message
33 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, speak to (A)the children of your people, and say to them: (B)‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their (C)watchman, 3 when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, 4 then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does (D)not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, (E)his blood shall be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will [a]save his life. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, (F)he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’
7 (G)“So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have [b]delivered your soul.
10 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: ‘Thus you say, “If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we (H)pine[c] away in them, (I)how can we then live?” ’ 11 Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, (J)‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked (K)turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For (L)why should you die, O house of Israel?’
The Fairness of God’s Judgment
12 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The (M)righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, (N)he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’ 13 When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, (O)but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. 14 Again, (P)when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does [d]what is lawful and [e]right, 15 if the wicked (Q)restores the pledge, (R)gives back what he has stolen, and walks in (S)the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 16 (T)None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17 (U)“Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not [f]fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair! 18 (V)When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it. 19 But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live because of it. 20 Yet you say, (W)‘The way of the Lord is not [g]fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.”
The Fall of Jerusalem
21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year (X)of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, (Y)that one who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, (Z)“The city has been [h]captured!”
22 Now (AA)the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. And He had (AB)opened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.
The Cause of Judah’s Ruin
23 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 24 “Son of man, (AC)they who inhabit those (AD)ruins in the land of Israel are saying, (AE)‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. (AF)But we are many; the land has been given to us as a (AG)possession.’
25 “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (AH)“You eat meat with blood, you (AI)lift up your eyes toward your idols, and (AJ)shed blood. Should you then possess the (AK)land? 26 You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you (AL)defile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’
27 “Say thus to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely (AM)those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field (AN)I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and (AO)caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 (AP)For I will make the land most desolate, [i]her (AQ)arrogant strength shall cease, and (AR)the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through. 29 Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.” ’
Hearing and Not Doing
30 “As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they (AS)speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’ 31 So (AT)they come to you as people do, they (AU)sit before you as My people, and they (AV)hear your words, but they do not do them; (AW)for with their mouth they show much love, but (AX)their hearts pursue their own gain. 32 Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do (AY)not do them. 33 (AZ)And when this comes to pass—surely it will come—then (BA)they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 33:5 Or deliver his soul
- Ezekiel 33:9 Or saved your life
- Ezekiel 33:10 Or waste away
- Ezekiel 33:14 justice
- Ezekiel 33:14 righteousness
- Ezekiel 33:17 Or equitable
- Ezekiel 33:20 Or equitable
- Ezekiel 33:21 Lit. struck down
- Ezekiel 33:28 Lit. pride of her strength
Ezequiel 33
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Ezequiel 33
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
El deber del centinela
33 Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor: 2 «Hijo de hombre, habla a los hijos de tu pueblo y diles(A): “Si Yo traigo una espada sobre un país, y la gente del país toma a un hombre de entre ellos y lo ponen de centinela, 3 y este ve venir la espada sobre el país, y toca la trompeta y advierte al pueblo(B), 4 y el que oye el sonido de la trompeta no se da por advertido(C), y viene una espada y se lo lleva, su sangre recaerá sobre su propia cabeza(D). 5 Oyó el sonido de la trompeta pero no se dio por advertido; su sangre recaerá sobre él. Pero si hubiera hecho caso, habría salvado su vida(E). 6 Pero si el centinela ve venir la espada y no toca la trompeta, y el pueblo no es advertido, y una espada viene y se lleva a uno de entre ellos, él será llevado por su iniquidad; pero Yo demandaré su sangre de mano del centinela(F)”.
7 »Y a ti, hijo de hombre, te he puesto por centinela de la casa de Israel; oirás, pues, la palabra de Mi boca, y les advertirás de Mi parte(G). 8 Cuando Yo diga al impío: “Impío, ciertamente morirás”, si tú no hablas para advertir al impío de su camino, ese impío morirá por su iniquidad, pero Yo demandaré su sangre de tu mano(H). 9 Pero si tú, de tu parte adviertes al impío para que se aparte de su camino(I), y él no se aparta de su camino, morirá por su iniquidad, pero tú habrás librado tu vida(J).
10 »Y tú, hijo de hombre, dile a la casa de Israel: “Así han hablado: ‘Ciertamente nuestras transgresiones y nuestros pecados están sobre nosotros, y por ellos nos estamos consumiendo(K); ¿cómo, pues, podremos vivir(L)?’”. 11 Diles: “Vivo Yo”, declara el Señor Dios(M), “que no me complazco en la muerte del impío, sino en que el impío se aparte de su camino y viva(N). Vuélvanse, vuélvanse de sus malos caminos(O). ¿Por qué han de morir, oh casa de Israel(P)?”.
12 »Y tú, hijo de hombre, dile a los hijos de tu pueblo: “La justicia del justo no lo salvará el día de su transgresión(Q), y la maldad del impío no le será tropiezo el día que se aparte de su maldad(R); como tampoco el justo podrá vivir por su justicia el día que peque”. 13 Cuando Yo diga al justo que ciertamente vivirá, si él confía tanto en su justicia que hace iniquidad, ninguna de sus obras justas le será recordada, sino que por la misma iniquidad que cometió morirá(S). 14 Pero cuando Yo diga al impío: “Ciertamente morirás”, si él se aparta de su pecado y practica el derecho y la justicia(T), 15 si el impío devuelve la prenda, restituye lo que ha robado(U), anda en los preceptos de vida sin cometer iniquidad, ciertamente vivirá(V), no morirá. 16 Ninguno de los pecados que ha cometido le será recordado. Él ha practicado el derecho y la justicia; ciertamente vivirá(W).
17 »Pero los hijos de tu pueblo dicen: “No es recto el camino del Señor”, pero es su propio camino el que no es recto. 18 Cuando el justo se aparta de su justicia y hace iniquidad, morirá por ello(X). 19 Pero cuando el impío se aparta de su maldad y practica el derecho y la justicia, vivirá por ello. 20 Sin embargo, ustedes dicen: “No es recto el camino del Señor”. Yo los juzgaré a cada uno de ustedes según sus caminos, oh casa de Israel(Y)».
Devastación de la tierra
21 En el año duodécimo de nuestro destierro, a los cinco días del mes décimo, vino a mí un fugitivo de Jerusalén, diciendo(Z): «La ciudad ha sido tomada(AA)». 22 Y la mano del Señor había venido sobre mí(AB) la tarde antes de llegar el fugitivo. Y Él abrió mi boca cuando aquel llegó a mí por la mañana; mi boca se abrió y dejé de estar mudo(AC).
23 Entonces vino a mí la palabra del Señor: 24 «Hijo de hombre, los que viven en estos lugares desolados(AD) de la tierra de Israel dicen: “Uno solo era Abraham, y poseyó la tierra(AE); así que a nosotros que somos muchos se nos ha dado la tierra en posesión(AF)”. 25 Por tanto, diles: “Así dice el Señor Dios: ‘Ustedes comen carne con sangre(AG), alzan los ojos a sus ídolos mientras derraman sangre(AH). ¿Poseerán entonces la tierra? 26 Ustedes confían en su espada, cometen abominaciones(AI), cada uno contamina la mujer de su prójimo. ¿Poseerán entonces la tierra?’”.
27 »Así les dirás: “Así dice el Señor Dios: ‘Vivo Yo, que los que están en los lugares desolados caerán a espada, y los que están en campo abierto los entregaré a las fieras para ser devorados(AJ), y los que están en los refugios y en las cuevas(AK), de pestilencia morirán. 28 Convertiré la tierra en desolación(AL) y en soledad, y cesará el orgullo de su poder(AM); los montes de Israel serán desolados, y nadie pasará por ellos. 29 Y sabrán que Yo soy el Señor, cuando Yo convierta la tierra en desolación y en soledad por todas las abominaciones que han cometido’”.
30 »Pero en cuanto a ti, hijo de hombre, los hijos de tu pueblo hablan de ti junto a los muros y en las entradas de las casas; hablan el uno al otro, cada cual a su hermano, diciendo: “Vengan ahora, y oigan cual es la palabra que viene del Señor(AN)”. 31 Y vienen a ti como viene el pueblo, y se sientan delante de ti como pueblo Mío, oyen tus palabras y no las cumplen sino que siguen los deseos sensuales expresados por su boca(AO), y sus corazones andan tras sus ganancias(AP). 32 Y tú eres para ellos como la canción de amor de uno que tiene una voz hermosa y toca bien un instrumento; oyen tus palabras(AQ), pero no las ponen en práctica. 33 Y cuando esto suceda, como ciertamente sucederá, sabrán que hubo un profeta en medio de ellos(AR)».
Ezekiel 33
New International Version
Ezekiel 33
New International Version
Renewal of Ezekiel’s Call as Watchman
33 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword(A) against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,(B) 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet(C) to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning(D) and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head.(E) 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head.(F) If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.(G) 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’(H)
7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(I) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(J) 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,(K)’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(L) 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so,(M) they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.(N)
10 “Son of man, say to the Israelites, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away(O) because of[b] them. How then can we live?(P)”’ 11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.(Q) Turn!(R) Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’(S)
12 “Therefore, son of man, say to your people,(T) ‘If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.’(U) 13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.(V) 14 And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just(W) and right— 15 if they give back what they took in pledge(X) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(Y) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(Z) 16 None of the sins(AA) that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.(AB)
17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil,(AC) they will die for it.(AD) 19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so.(AE) 20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”(AF)
Jerusalem’s Fall Explained
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped(AG) from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!(AH)” 22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me,(AI) and he opened my mouth(AJ) before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.(AK)
23 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 24 “Son of man, the people living in those ruins(AL) in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many;(AM) surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’(AN) 25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you eat(AO) meat with the blood(AP) still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land?(AQ) 26 You rely on your sword, you do detestable things,(AR) and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife.(AS) Should you then possess the land?’
27 “Say this to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague.(AT) 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end, and the mountains(AU) of Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them.(AV) 29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolate(AW) waste because of all the detestable things they have done.’(AX)
30 “As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the Lord.’ 31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(AY) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(AZ) for unjust gain.(BA) 32 Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs(BB) with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.(BC)
33 “When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.(BD)”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 33:8 Or in; also in verse 9
- Ezekiel 33:10 Or away in
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