Evil Rulers to Be Judged1 Moreover, the aSpirit° lifted° me up and brought° me to the east° gate° of the LORD’S° house° which faced° eastward°. And behold°, [there were] twenty-five°° men° at the entrance° of the gate°, and among° them I saw° Jaazaniah° son° of Azzur° and bPelatiah° son° of Benaiah°, leaders° of the people°. 2 He said° to me, “Son° of man°, these° are the men° who devise° iniquity° and agive° evil° advice° in this° city°, 3 who say°, ‘[The time] is not near° to build° houses°. IThis° a[city] is the pot° and we are the flesh°.’ 4 Therefore°, aprophesy° against° them, son° of man°, prophesy°!” [1] aEzk 3:12, 14; 8:3; 11:24; 43:5 bEzk 11:13
[2] aPs 2:1, 2; 52:2; Is 30:1; Jr 5:5; Mi 2:1 [3] IOr This is aJr 1:13; Ezk 11:7, 11; 24:3, 6 [4] aEzk 3:4, 17 5 ¶ Then the Spirit° of the LORD° fell° upon me, and He said° to me, “Say°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “So° you think°, house° of Israel°, for aI know° Iyour bthoughts°°. 6 You have amultiplied° your slain° in this° city°, filling° its streets° with Ithem.” 7 Therefore°, thus° says° the Lord° IGOD°, “Your aslain° whom° you have laid° in the midst° of IIthe city are the flesh° and this° [city] is the pot°; but IIII will bbring° you out of it. 8 You have afeared° a sword°; so I will bbring° a sword° upon you,” the Lord° GOD° declares°. 9 “And I will bring° you out of the midst° of Ithe city and deliver° you into the hands° of astrangers° and bexecute° judgments° against you. 10 You will afall° by the sword°. I will judge° you to the bborder° of Israel°; so you shall know° that I am the LORD°. 11 This° [city] will anot be a pot° for you, nor° will you be flesh° in the midst° of it, [but] I will judge° you to the border° of Israel°. 12 Thus you will know° that I am the LORD°; for you have not walked° in My statutes° nor° have you aexecuted° My ordinances°, but have acted° according to the ordinances° of the bnations° around° you.”’” [5] ILit what comes up in your spirit aJr 11:20; 17:10 bEzk 38:10
[6] ILit the slain aIs 1:15; Ezk 7:23; 22:2-6, 9, 12, 27 [7] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch IILit it IIISo with Gr; Heb he will bring you out aEzk 24:3-13; Mi 3:2, 3 b2K 25:18-22; Jr 52:24-27; Ezk 11:9 [8] aPv 10:24; Is 66:4 bJb 3:25; Is 24:17, 18 [9] ILit it aDt 28:36, 49, 50; Ps 106:41 bEzk 5:8; 16:41 [10] aJr 52:9, 10 b2K 14:25 [11] aEzk 11:3, 7; 24:3, 6 [12] aEzk 18:8, 9 bEzk 8:10, 14, 16 13 ¶ Now it came° about as I prophesied°, that aPelatiah° son° of Benaiah° died°. Then I fell° on my face° and cried° out with a loud° voice° and said°, “bAlas°, Lord° GOD°! Will You bring° the remnant° of Israel° to a complete° end°?” Promise of Restoration14 ¶ Then the word° of the LORD° came° to me, saying°, 15 “Son° of man°, your brothers°, your Irelatives°, IIyour fellow° exiles° and the whole° house° of Israel°, all° of them, [are those] to whom° the inhabitants° of Jerusalem° have said°, ‘Go° far° from the LORD°; this° land° has been given° aus as a possession°.’ 16 Therefore° say°, ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, “Though° I had removed° them far° away among the nations° and though° I had scattered° them among the countries°, yet I was a asanctuary° for them a little° while° in the countries° where°° they had gone°.”’ 17 Therefore° say°, ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, “I will agather° you from the peoples° and assemble° you out of the countries° among which° you have been scattered°, and I will give° you the land° of Israel°.”’ 18 When they come° there°, they will aremove° all° its bdetestable° things° and all° its abominations° from it. 19 And I will agive° them one° heart°, and put° a new° spirit° within° Ithem. And I will take° the bheart° of stone° out of their flesh° and give° them a cheart° of flesh°, 20 that they may awalk° in My statutes° and keep° My ordinances° and do° them. Then they will be bMy people°, and I shall be their God°. 21 IBut as for those whose hearts° go° after their adetestable° things° and abominations°, I will bbring° their conduct° down° on their heads°,” declares° the Lord° GOD°. [15] ILit brothers IISo with Gr and some ancient versions; Heb the men of your redemption aEzk 33:24
[16] aPs 31:20; 90:1; 91:9; Is 8:14; Jr 29:7, 11 [17] aIs 11:11-16; Jr 3:12, 18; 24:5; Ezk 20:41, 42; 28:25 [18] aEzk 37:23 bEzk 5:11; 7:20 [19] ISo with Gr and many mss; Heb you aJr 24:7; 32:39; Ezk 18:31; 36:26 bZc 7:12; Ro 2:4, 5 c2Co 3:3 [20] aPs 105:45; Ezk 36:27 bEzk 14:11 [21] ILit And to the heart of their detestable things and their abomination their heart goes aJr 16:18; Ezk 11:18 bEzk 9:10; 16:43 22 ¶ Then the cherubim° alifted° up their wings° with the wheels° beside° them, and bthe glory° of the God° of Israel° Ihovered°° over° them. 23 The aglory° of the LORD° went° up from the midst° of the city° and bstood° over° the mountain° which° is east° of the city°. 24 And the aSpirit° lifted° me up and brought° me in a vision° by the Spirit° of God° to the exiles° Iin Chaldea°. So the vision° that I had seen° IIbleft° me. 25 Then I atold° the exiles° all° the things° that the LORD° had shown° me. [22] ILit over them from above aEzk 10:19 bEzk 43:2
[23] aEzk 8:4 bZc 14:4 [24] II.e. Babylonia IILit went up from aEzk 8:3; 11:1; 37:1; 2Co 12:2-4 bAc 10:16 [25] aEzk 2:7; 3:4, 17, 27 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
The presumption of the princes.1 ¶ Moreover the spiritº lifted me up,ºª² and broughtºª me unto² the eastº gateº of the LORD'Sº house,º which lookethºª eastward:º and behold² at the doorº of the gateº fiveº and twentyº men;º amongº whom I sawºª² Jaazaniahº the sonº of Azur,º and Pelatiahº the sonº of Benaiah,º princesº of the people.º 2 Then saidºª he unto² me, Sonº of man,º these² [are] the men¹² that deviseºª mischief,º and giveºª wickedº counselº in this² city:º 3 Which say,ºª [It is] not² near;º let us buildºª houses:º this² [city is] the caldron,º and we² [be] the flesh.º [1] 1K 18:12; 2K 2:16; 25:23; Is 1:10, 23; Ezk 3:12, 14; 8:3, 16; 10:19; 11:13, 24; 22:27; 37:1; 40:1; 41:1; 43:4; Ho 5:10; Ac 8:39; 2Co 12:1; Rv 1:10.
[2] Es 8:3; Ps 2:1; 36:4; 52:2; Is 30:1; 59:4; Jr 5:5; 18:18; Mi 2:1. [3] Is 5:19; Jr 1:11, 13; Ezk 7:7; 11:7; 12:22, 27; 24:3; Am 6:5; 2P 3:4. Their sin and judgment.4 ¶ Therefore² prophesyºª against² them, prophesy,ºª O sonº of man.º 5 And the Spiritº of the LORDº fellºª upon² me, and saidºª unto² me, Speak;ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Thus² have ye said,ºª O houseº of Israel:º for I² knowºª the things that comeº into your mind,º [every one of] them. 6 Ye have multipliedºª your slainº in this² city,º and ye have filledºª the streetsº thereof with the slain.º 7 Therefore² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Your slainº whom² ye have laidºª in the midstº of it, they² [are] the flesh,º and this² [city is] the caldron:º but I will bring you forthºª² out of the midstº² of it. 8 Ye have fearedºª the sword;º and I will bringºª a swordº upon² you, saithºª the Lordº GOD.º 9 And I will bring² you out¹ª of the midstº² thereof, and deliverºª you into the handsº of strangers,ºª and will executeºª judgmentsº among you. 10 Ye shall fallºª by the sword;º I will judgeºª you in² the borderº of Israel;º and ye shall knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD.º 11 This² [city] shall not² be² your caldron,º neither shall ye² be² the fleshº in the midstº thereof; [but] I will judgeºª you in² the borderº of Israel:º 12 And ye shall knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD:º for² ye have not² walkedºª in my statutes,º neither² executedºª my judgments,º but have doneºª after the mannersº of the heathenº that² [are] round aboutº you. [4] Is 58:1; Ezk 3:2, 17; 20:46; 21:2; 25:2; Ho 6:5; 8:1.
[5] Nu 11:25; 1S 10:6, 10; 1Ch 28:9; Ps 7:9; 50:21; 139:2; Is 28:15; 58:1; Jr 16:17; 17:10; Ezk 2:2, 4, 7; 3:11, 24, 27; 8:1; 28:2; 29:3; 38:10, 11; Mal 3:13; Mk 2:8; 3:22; Jn 2:24, 25; 21:17; Ac 10:44; 11:15; He 4:13; Jm 3:6; Rv 2:23. [6] 2K 21:16; Is 1:15; Jr 2:30, 34; 7:6, 9; Lm 4:13; Ezk 7:23; 9:9; 22:2, 9, 12, 27; 24:6; Ho 4:2; Mi 3:2, 10; 7:2; Zp 3:3; Mt 23:35. [7] 2K 25:18; Jr 52:24; Ezk 3:9; 24:3; Mi 3:2. [8] Jb 3:25; 20:24; Pv 10:24; Is 24:17; 30:16; 66:4; Jr 38:19; 42:14; 44:12; Am 9:1; Jn 11:48; 1Th 2:15. [9] Dt 28:36, 49; 2K 24:4; Ne 9:36; Ps 106:30, 41; Ec 8:11; Jr 5:15; 39:6; Ezk 5:8, 10, 15; 16:38, 41; 21:31; 30:19; Jn 5:27; Ro 13:4; Jde 1:15. [10] Nu 34:8; Jsh 13:5; 1K 8:65; 2K 14:25; 25:19; Ps 9:16; Jr 9:24; 39:6; 52:9, 24; Ezk 6:7; 13:9, 14, 21, 23. [11] Ezk 11:3, 7. [12] Lv 18:3, 24; 26:40; Dt 12:30; 1K 11:33; 2K 16:3, 10; 17:11; 18:12; 21:2, 22; 2Ch 13:9; 28:3; 33:2; 36:14; Ezr 9:7; Ne 9:34; Ps 78:10; 106:35; Jr 6:16; 10:2; Ezk 8:10, 14, 16; 11:21; 16:44; 20:16, 21, 24; Dn 9:10. Ezekiel's complaining, God sheweth him his purpose in saving a remnant,13 ¶ And it came to pass,² when I prophesied,ºª that Pelatiahº the sonº of Benaiahº died.ºª Then fell I downºª upon² my face,º and criedºª with a loudº voice,º and said,ºª Ahº Lordº GOD!º wilt thou² makeºª a full endº² of the remnantº of Israel?º 14 Again the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª 15 Sonº of man,º thy brethren,º [even] thy brethren,º the men¹² of thy kindred,º and all² the houseº of Israelº wholly,² [are] they unto whom² the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalemº have said,ºª Get you farºª from²² the LORD:º unto us is this² landº givenºª in possession.º 16 Therefore² say,ºª Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Although² I have cast them far offºª among the heathen,º and although² I have scatteredºª them among the countries,º yet will I be² to them as a littleº sanctuaryº in the countriesº where²² they shall come.ºª 17 Therefore² say,ºª Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º I will even gatherºª you from² the people,º and assembleºª you out of² the countriesº where² ye have been scattered,ºª and I will giveºª you² the landº of Israel.º 18 And they shall comeºª thither,² and they shall take awayºª² all² the detestable thingsº thereof and all² the abominationsº thereof from² thence. 19 And I will giveºª them oneº heart,º and I will putºª a newº spiritº withinº you; and I will takeºª the stonyº heartº out of their flesh,º² and will giveºª them an heartº of flesh:º 20 That² they may walk¹ª² in my statutes,º and keepºª mine ordinances,º and doºª them:² and they shall be² my people,º and I² will be² their God.º [13] Nu 14:35; Dt 7:4; 9:18; Jsh 7:6; 1K 13:4; 1Ch 21:16; Ps 106:23; 119:120; Pv 6:15; Jr 28:15; Ezk 9:8; 11:1; 37:7; Ho 6:5; Am 7:2, 5; Ac 5:5, 10; 13:11.
[15] Is 65:5; 66:5; Jr 24:1; Ezk 33:24; Jn 16:2. [16] Lv 26:44; Dt 30:3; 2K 24:12; Ps 31:20; 44:11; 90:1; 91:1, 9; Pv 18:10; Is 4:5; 8:14; Jr 24:5; 26:7, 11; 30:11; 31:10; 42:11. [17] Is 11:11; Jr 3:12, 18; 24:5; 30:10, 18; 31:8; 32:37; Ezk 28:25; 34:13; 36:24; 37:21; 39:27; Ho 1:10; Am 9:14. [18] Is 1:25; 30:22; Jr 16:18; Ezk 5:11; 7:20; 11:21; 37:23; 42:7; Ho 14:8; Mi 5:10; Col 3:5; Tit 2:12. [19] Dt 30:6; 2K 22:19; 2Ch 30:12; Ps 51:10; Is 48:4; Jr 24:7; 31:33; 32:39; Ezk 18:31; 36:26; Zp 3:9; Zc 7:12; Lk 11:13; Jn 14:26; 17:21; Ac 4:32; Ro 2:4; 11:2; 1Co 1:10; 2Co 5:17; Ga 6:15; Ep 4:3, 23; Php 2:1. [20] Ps 105:45; 119:4, 32; Jr 11:4; 24:7; 30:22; 31:33; 32:38; Ezk 11:12; 14:11; 36:28; 37:27; Ho 2:23; Zc 13:9; Lk 1:6, 74; Ro 16:26; 1Co 11:2; Tit 2:11; He 8:10; 11:16. and punishing the wicked.21 But [as for them] whose heartº walkethºª after² the heartº of their detestable thingsº and their abominations,º I will recompenseºª their wayº upon their own heads,º saithºª the Lordº GOD.º [21] Ec 11:9; Jr 1:16; 2:20; 17:9; 29:16; Ezk 9:10; 11:18; 20:31, 38; 22:31; Mk 7:21; He 3:12; 10:38; Jm 1:14; Jde 1:19.
The glory of God leaveth the city.22 ¶ Then did the cherubimsº lift upºª² their wings,º and the wheelsº besideº them; and the gloryº of the Godº of Israelº [was] over² them above.º² 23 And the gloryº of the LORDº went upºª from²² the midstº of the city,º and stoodºª upon² the mountainº which² [is] on the east sideº² of the city.º Ezekiel is returned to the captivity.24 ¶ Afterwards the spiritº took me up,ºª and broughtºª me in a visionº by the Spiritº of Godº into Chaldea,º to² them of the captivity.º So the visionº that² I had seenºª went upºª from²² me. 25 Then I spakeºª unto² them of the captivityº² all² the thingsº that² the LORDº had shewedºª me. [24] Gn 17:22; 35:13; 2K 2:16; Ps 137:1; Ezk 1:3; 3:12, 15; 8:3; 11:1; Ac 10:16; 2Co 12:3.
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