Ezequiel 22:14-24

14 ¿Qué tan fuerte y valiente serás en el día del juicio? Yo, el Señor
, he hablado y cumpliré lo que he dicho.

15 Te esparciré por todas las naciones y te limpiaré de tu maldad;

16 y cuando sea deshonrado entre las naciones a causa de ti,
sabrás que yo soy el Señor
».

17 El horno purificador del Señor
Luego recibí este mensaje del Señor
:

18 «Hijo de hombre, los israelitas son la escoria inservible que queda después de fundir la plata. Son los desechos que sobran: una mezcla inútil de cobre, estaño, hierro y plomo.

19 Entonces diles: “Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: ‘Dado que todos son escoria inservible, los traeré a mi crisol en Jerusalén.

20 Así como en un horno se funde cobre, hierro, plomo y estaño, los fundiré a ustedes con el calor de mi furia.

21 Los reuniré y los soplaré con el fuego de mi enojo,

22 y se fundirán como la plata en el intenso calor. Entonces sabrán que yo, el Señor
, he derramado mi furia sobre ustedes’”».

23 Pecados de los líderes de Israel
Nuevamente recibí un mensaje del Señor
:

24 «Hijo de hombre, dale este mensaje al pueblo de Israel: “En el día de mi indignación, serás como tierra contaminada, una tierra sin lluvia.

Ezequiel 22:14-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 22

In this chapter a catalogue or list of the sins of the Jews is given; a comparison of them to dross is made, and they are dealt with accordingly; and a complaint is lodged against all ranks and orders of men for their sins; on account of which, there being no intercessor for them, they are threatened with captivity and destruction. The prophet is ordered to judge them, and lay before them their abominable sins, Eze 22:1,2, of which a long list is given, as murder, idolatry; contempt of parents; oppression of the stranger, fatherless, and widow; negligence of holy things; profanation of the sabbath; tale bearing, lewdness and uncleanness of various sorts; bribery, usury, extortion, and dishonest gain, Eze 22:3-13 for which the Lord threatens to deal with them in a manner that would be intolerable to them; that he would carry them captive, and scatter them among the Heathen, Eze 22:14-16, they are compared to dross, and as such should be gathered into a furnace, and melted down, Eze 22:17-21, all ranks and orders of men are complained of, because of their sins, and threatened, Eze 22:23,24, the prophets for their voraciousness, rapine, murder, and lies, Eze 22:25,28, the priests, for their violation of the law, neglect of holy things, and profanation of the sabbath, Eze 22:26, the princes, for their cruelty, murder, and dishonest gain, Eze 22:27, the people of the land, for their oppression and robbery, Eze 22:29, and there being none to stand in the gap for them, the Lord threatens to pour out his wrath upon them, and consume them, Eze 22:30,31.