Ezequiel 12:9

9 «Hijo de hombre, esos rebeldes —el pueblo de Israel— te han preguntado qué significa todo lo que haces.

Ezequiel 12:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:9

Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house,
said unto thee
The Jews that were in captivity; for with these the prophet was, and before their eyes he had done the above things; and they only could put the following question to him, who were "the rebellious house"; ( Ezekiel 12:2 ) ; what dost thou?
this they put not seriously, as desirous of being informed what was meant by all this; but as deriding the prophet for acting such a weak and silly part: this the Lord knew they had done, and therefore directs the prophet to make a proper answer; though some think the sense is, "hath not the house of Israel said unto thee, what dost thou?" no, they have not; they take no notice of it; never say one word about it, or inquire into the meaning of it; quite careless, thoughtless, and stupid; wherefore, though they will not ask anything concerning it, yet begin with them, and show them the design of it.

Ezequiel 12:9 In-Context

7 Por lo tanto, hice lo que se me ordenó. A plena luz del día, saqué mi equipaje, lleno de cosas que llevaría al destierro. Por la tarde, mientras el pueblo seguía observando, cavé con las manos un hueco en la muralla y salí en la oscuridad de la noche con el equipaje sobre los hombros.

8 A la mañana siguiente, recibí este mensaje del Señor
:

9 «Hijo de hombre, esos rebeldes —el pueblo de Israel— te han preguntado qué significa todo lo que haces.

10 Diles: “Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: ‘Estas acciones contienen un mensaje para el rey Sedequías, en Jerusalén,
y para todo el pueblo de Israel’”.

11 Explica, entonces, que tus acciones son una señal para mostrar lo que pronto les sucederá a ellos, pues serán llevados cautivos al destierro.