Ezequiel 21:19

19 Y tú, hijo de hombre, traza dos caminos por donde venga la espada del rey de Babilonia; ambos saldrán de una misma tierra. Haz una señal y ponla al comienzo del camino a la ciudad.

Ezequiel 21:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 21:19

Also thou, son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword
of the king of Babylon may come
Describe or draw out upon a table or tile, as in ( Ezekiel 4:1 ) , or on the ground, two roads, such as are described in maps; which it may be supposed the king of Babylon would take, either the one or the other, in order to make war against some king or another: both twain shall come forth out of one land;
both ways must be drawn as coming from one country, even Babylon; and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city;
fix upon some spacious place, where Nebuchadnezzar may be supposed to bring his army, as a proper rendezvous for them to muster them in; and let be where two ways meet, that lead to cities, one to one city, and another to another: and it seems that upon the desert of Arabia, through which the king of Babylon came, there was such a place, where two ways met, and one led to Jerusalem, and the other to Rabbath; and this is the place the prophet was to describe, and where in fact Nebuchadnezzar came.

Ezequiel 21:19 In-Context

17 También yo batiré palmas, y aplacaré mi furor. Yo, el SEÑOR, he hablado.

18 Y vino a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo:

19 Y tú, hijo de hombre, traza dos caminos por donde venga la espada del rey de Babilonia; ambos saldrán de una misma tierra. Haz una señal y ponla al comienzo del camino a la ciudad.

20 Trazarás el camino por donde venga la espada hacia Rabá de los hijos de Amón, y hacia Judá, que en Jerusalén tiene su fortaleza.

21 Porque el rey de Babilonia se ha detenido en la bifurcación del camino, al comienzo de los dos caminos, para emplear la adivinación; sacude las saetas, consulta con los ídolos domésticos , observa el hígado.