Ezequiel 20:33

33 Vivo eu, diz o Senhor Deus, certamente com mão forte, e com braço estendido, e com indignação derramada, hei de reinar sobre vós.

Ezequiel 20:33 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:33

As I live, saith the Lord God
The form of an oath; the Lord swears by his own life, used more than once before; it supposes something of moment, and the certain performance of it: surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm;
from which none can escape, and which none can withstand: and with fury poured out:
like floods of water, in a violent hasty shower of rain; it denotes the abundance of divine wrath, and the sudden and sure execution of it: will I rule over you;
not in a gentle and merciful way, but with great rigour and severity; though they had contrived to withdraw themselves from under his domination and government, by joining with the Gentiles, and conforming to their laws and customs, and complying with their religious rites and idolatrous practices; yet they should not be able to accomplish their designs; they should be so far from being free men, as they promised themselves, that whereas they did not choose to be his voluntary and faithful subjects, he would keep a watchful eye and a strict hand over them as rebels, and rule them with a rod of iron, as well as with a sceptre of righteousness; and would be King over them, and they should be subject to his authority, whether they would or not.

Ezequiel 20:33 In-Context

31 E, ao oferecerdes os vossos dons, quando fazeis passar os vossos filhos pelo fogo, vós vos contaminais com todos os vossos ídolos, até hoje. E eu hei de ser consultado por vós, ó casa de Israel? Vivo eu, diz o Senhor Deus, que não serei consultado de vós.

32 E o que veio ao vosso espírito de maneira alguma sucederá, quando dizeis: Sejamos como as nações, como as tribos dos países, servindo ao madeiro e � pedra.

33 Vivo eu, diz o Senhor Deus, certamente com mão forte, e com braço estendido, e com indignação derramada, hei de reinar sobre vós.

34 E vos tirarei dentre os povos, e vos congregarei dos países nos quais fostes espalhados, com mão forte, e com braço estendido, e com indignação derramada;

35 e vos levarei ao deserto dos povos; e ali face a face entrarei em juízo convosco;