Ezequiel 20:33

33 'Vivo yo'declara el Señor DIOS"que con mano fuerte, con brazo extendido y con furor derramado yo seré rey sobre vosotros.

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 'Cuando ofrecéis vuestras ofrendas, cuando hacéis pasar por el fuego a vuestros hijos, os contamináis con todos vuestros ídolos hasta el día de hoy. ¿Y me dejaré consultar yo por vosotros, casa de Israel? Vivo yo'declara el Señor DIOS"que no me dejaré consultar por vosotros.

32 'Y no sucederá lo que estáis pensando, cuando decís: "Seremos como las naciones, como las tribus de otras tierras, que sirven a la madera y a la piedra."

33 'Vivo yo'declara el Señor DIOS"que con mano fuerte, con brazo extendido y con furor derramado yo seré rey sobre vosotros.

34 'Y os sacaré de entre los pueblos y os reuniré de las tierras donde estáis dispersos con mano fuerte, con brazo extendido y con furor derramado;

35 y os llevaré al desierto de los pueblos y allí entraré en juicio con vosotros cara a cara.