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Ezekiel 21
King James Version
Ezekiel 21
King James Version
21 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
5 That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.
8 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord God.
14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together. and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the Lord have said it.
18 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying,
19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
26 Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the Lord have spoken it.
Ezequiel 21
La Palabra (España)
Ezequiel 21
La Palabra (España)
El fuego y la espada del Señor contra Judá y Jerusalén
21 El Señor me dirigió la palabra:
2 — Hijo de hombre, ponte mirando hacia el mediodía, pronuncia tus palabras en dirección sur y profetiza contra el bosque del Négueb. 3 Di al bosque del Négueb: Escucha la palabra del Señor, pues esto dice el Señor Dios: Voy a prenderte fuego, un fuego que devorará todos tus árboles verdes y todos tus árboles secos. Las imponentes llamas no se apagarán, y de norte a sur quedará toda la tierra abrasada. 4 Y todo ser vivo podrá ver que yo, el Señor, lo he encendido y no puede apagarse.
5 Yo dije:
— ¡Ay, Señor mi Dios! Esos andan diciendo de mí que no hago más que contar parábolas.
6 Pero el Señor me dirigió estas palabras:
7 — Hijo de hombre, ponte mirando hacia Jerusalén, pronuncia tus palabras en dirección al santuario y profetiza contra la tierra de Israel. 8 Di a la tierra de Israel: Esto dice el Señor: Voy a sacar mi espada de la vaina y a extirpar de en medio de ti a justos y a malvados. 9 Mi espada va a salir de la vaina para extirpar de en medio de ti a justos y a malvados, a todo ser viviente, de norte a sur. 10 Y todo ser viviente sabrá que yo, el Señor, he sacado mi espada de la vaina y que no volverá a ser enfundada.
11 En cuanto a ti, hijo de hombre, lanza gemidos sujetándote los riñones, lanza amargos gemidos en su presencia. 12 Y si te preguntan por qué lanzas gemidos, les dirás: “Porque llega una noticia ante la cual todos quedarán descorazonados y acobardados, los ánimos se debilitarán y las rodillas flaquearán. Ya está llegando, y se cumplirá”. —Oráculo del Señor Dios—.
La espada del Señor contra Israel y sus príncipes
13 El Señor me dirigió la palabra:
14 — Hijo de hombre, profetiza con estas palabras: Esto dice el Señor Dios:
Espada, espada,
afilada y bruñida:
15 afilada para degollar,
bruñida para destellar.
[¿Vamos a alegrarnos de que el cetro,
mi hijo, desdeñe a todos los árboles?]
16 La hizo bruñir
para ser empuñada;
ella es la espada
afilada y bruñida,
para entregarla después
en manos del asesino.
17 Grita y clama, hijo de hombre,
pues está destinada a mi pueblo,
a todos los príncipes de Israel:
compartirán la espada con mi pueblo.
Por tanto, golpéate el pecho,
18 [pues se ha investigado, ¿y qué si (eso significa que) el cetro desdeñoso no continuará?] —oráculo del Señor Dios—.
19 Pero tú, hijo de hombre,
profetiza y bate palmas:
que golpee la espada hasta tres veces,
pues es una espada para matar.
La enorme espada de la matanza,
ya los tiene acorralados;
20 así flaquearán los corazones
y serán más los que tropiecen.
Contra todas sus puertas dirijo
la espada asesina,
hecha para destellar,
desnuda para degollar.
21 Ataca hacia atrás,
a derecha, a izquierda,
a lo que tengas enfrente.
22 También yo aplaudiré
y mi cólera se saciará.
Yo, el Señor, he hablado.
Ataque de la espada de los caldeos
23 El Señor me dirigió la palabra:
24 — Y tú, hijo de hombre, señala dos caminos por los que tenga que venir la espada del rey de Babilonia. Que los dos partan del mismo país. Pon un indicador en la cabecera de cada camino, que señale la ciudad adonde va. 25 Señalarás uno por el que vaya la espada contra Rabá de los amonitas, y otro contra Judá, contra la fortaleza de Jerusalén. 26 Pues el rey de Babilonia se ha detenido en el cruce, en la cabecera de ambos caminos, para ver qué dicen los presagios. Ha agitado las flechas, ha consultado a los terafim y ha examinado el hígado de la víctima. 27 En su mano derecha ya tiene el vaticinio que indica Jerusalén; ya puede abrir su boca para lanzar el grito de guerra, para ordenar la instalación de arietes junto a las puertas, la construcción de un terraplén y la preparación del asedio. 28 Los de Jerusalén piensan que es un presagio vano, pues se les hizo un juramento; pero él les recuerda su culpa, por la que merecen el cautiverio. 29 Por eso, así dice el Señor Dios: Por haber puesto en evidencia vuestras culpas, haber descubierto vuestra rebeldía convirtiendo en pecado cuanto hacéis y jactándoos de ello, seréis capturados por la fuerza. 30 Respecto a ti, maldito criminal, príncipe de Israel, cuya hora ha llegado coincidiendo con la culpa final, 31 esto dice el Señor Dios: ¡Quítate el turbante real, fuera esa corona! Las cosas no pueden seguir así; lo humillado será exaltado, y lo exaltado humillado. 32 Ruina, ruina y más ruina; a eso lo reduciré. Pero tampoco esto sucederá hasta que llegue aquel a quien le corresponde el juicio, a quien yo se lo tengo asignado.
La espada del Señor contra Amón
33 Y tú, hijo de hombre, profetiza y di:
— Esto dice el Señor Dios contra los amonitas y sus insultos: Espada, espada desenvainada para degollar, bruñida para exterminar, hecha para destellar, 34 para degollar a los malditos criminales cuya hora ha llegado coincidiendo con la culpa final; espada sobre la que se tienen visiones falsas y se presagian mentiras. 35 ¡Vuelve a tu vaina! Pienso juzgarte en el lugar donde fuiste creada, en tu país de origen. 36 Voy a derramar mi ira sobre ti, atizaré contra ti mi ardiente cólera y te entregaré en manos de gente sanguinaria, de expertos destructores. 37 Acabarás devorada por el fuego, tu sangre podrá verse por todo el país, nadie se acordará de ti. Yo, el Señor, he hablado.
Ezekiel 21
New International Version
Ezekiel 21
New International Version
Babylon as God’s Sword of Judgment
21 [a]The word of the Lord came to me:(A) 2 “Son of man, set your face against(B) Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary.(C) Prophesy against(D) the land of Israel 3 and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you.(E) I will draw my sword(F) from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.(G) 4 Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword(H) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.(I) 5 Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword(J) from its sheath; it will not return(K) again.’(L)
6 “Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.(M) 7 And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?(N)’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear(O) and every hand go limp;(P) every spirit will become faint(Q) and every leg will be wet with urine.’(R) It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
8 The word of the Lord came to me: 9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:
“‘A sword, a sword,
sharpened and polished—
10 sharpened for the slaughter,(S)
polished to flash like lightning!
“‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.(T)
11 “‘The sword is appointed to be polished,(U)
to be grasped with the hand;
it is sharpened and polished,
made ready for the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry out and wail, son of man,
for it is against my people;
it is against all the princes of Israel.
They are thrown to the sword
along with my people.
Therefore beat your breast.(V)
13 “‘Testing will surely come. And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign Lord.’
14 “So then, son of man, prophesy
and strike your hands(W) together.
Let the sword strike twice,
even three times.
It is a sword for slaughter—
a sword for great slaughter,
closing in on them from every side.(X)
15 So that hearts may melt with fear(Y)
and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter[b]
at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
it is grasped for slaughter.(Z)
16 Slash to the right, you sword,
then to the left,
wherever your blade is turned.
17 I too will strike my hands(AA) together,
and my wrath(AB) will subside.
I the Lord have spoken.(AC)”
18 The word of the Lord came to me: 19 “Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword(AD) of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. Make a signpost(AE) where the road branches off to the city. 20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites(AF) and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem. 21 For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He will cast lots(AG) with arrows, he will consult his idols,(AH) he will examine the liver.(AI) 22 Into his right hand will come the lot for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to give the command to slaughter, to sound the battle cry,(AJ) to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp(AK) and to erect siege works.(AL) 23 It will seem like a false omen to those who have sworn allegiance to him, but he will remind(AM) them of their guilt(AN) and take them captive.
24 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because you people have brought to mind your guilt by your open rebellion, revealing your sins in all that you do—because you have done this, you will be taken captive.
25 “‘You profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come,(AO) whose time of punishment has reached its climax,(AP) 26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown.(AQ) It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.(AR) 27 A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! The crown will not be restored until he to whom it rightfully belongs shall come;(AS) to him I will give it.’(AT)
28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says about the Ammonites(AU) and their insults:
“‘A sword,(AV) a sword,
drawn for the slaughter,
polished to consume
and to flash like lightning!
29 Despite false visions concerning you
and lying divinations(AW) about you,
it will be laid on the necks
of the wicked who are to be slain,
whose day has come,
whose time of punishment has reached its climax.(AX)
30 “‘Let the sword return to its sheath.(AY)
In the place where you were created,
in the land of your ancestry,(AZ)
I will judge you.
31 I will pour out my wrath on you
and breathe(BA) out my fiery anger(BB) against you;
I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men,
men skilled in destruction.(BC)
32 You will be fuel for the fire,(BD)
your blood will be shed in your land,
you will be remembered(BE) no more;
for I the Lord have spoken.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-32 is numbered 21:6-37.
- Ezekiel 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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