O panorama
Ezequiel 21 abre com “And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”, muda perto do versículo 16 com “Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy…” e termina com “Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Ezequiel · Versão King James · 32Ezequiel 21:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezequiel 21:1–8 abre com “And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” e chega a “Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ezequiel 21 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem LORD, word. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD ; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of…” Nomear Israel mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Ezequiel 21:1-8
Versão King James1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
3And 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.
4Seeing 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:
5That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
6Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
7And 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 .
8Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezequiel 21:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD ; Say, A sword, a…
Ezequiel 21:9–16 abre com “Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD ; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and…” e chega a “Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ezequiel 21 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD ; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:” Nomear Say e Son mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem furbished, hand, handled. A relação com os versículos 10 e 12 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD .” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Ezequiel 21:9-16
Versão King James9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD ; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
10It 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.
11And 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.
12Cry 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.
13Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD .
14Thou 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.
15I 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.
16Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
Ezequiel 21:17-24
Versículos 17–24: I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest…
Ezequiel 21:17–24 abre com “I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said…” e chega a “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ezequiel 21 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem cause, fury, hands. A relação com os versículos 18 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“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…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Ezequiel 21:17-24
Versão King James17I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
18The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
19Also, 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.
20Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
21For 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.
22At 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.
23And 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.
24Therefore 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.
Ezequiel 21:25-32
Versículos 25–32: Thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity…
Ezequiel 21:25–32 abre com “And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,” e chega a “Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ezequiel 21 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Ezequiel 21:25-32
Versão King James25And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
26Thus 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.
27I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
28And 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:
29Whiles 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.
30Shall 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.
31And 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.
32Thou 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.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Ezekiel 21:1 começa com “And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
Onde o capítulo muda
Ezekiel 21:13 forma uma mudança natural: “Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD .”
A nota final
Ezekiel 21:32 deixa o leitor com “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.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras sword, LORD, furbished, hand, land, appoint ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.