Ezequiel 14:7

7 Yo, el Señor
, les responderé a todos —sean israelitas o extranjeros— los que me rechazan y levantan ídolos en su corazón y así caen en pecado, y después van a consultar a un profeta en busca de mi consejo.

Ezequiel 14:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 14:7

For everyone of the house of Israel
King and subjects, princes and people, high and low, rich and poor, of every rank, sex, and age: or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel;
the proselytes; whether of righteousness, such as were circumcised, and embraced the Jewish religion; or of the gate, who were only inhabitants with them; one as another were obliged to worship the God of Israel, and abstain from idolatry; there was but one law to the Israelite and to the stranger, respecting this matter: which separateth himself from me;
from the worship of God, and so from communion with him; turns his back on him, and becomes an apostate from him, by joining himself with idols: and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block
of his iniquity before his face;
these things are repeated, partly to observe the heinousness of the sin they were guilty of; and partly to show the stupidity of this people, which required things to be said over and over, before they could take them in, and be convinced of their evil: and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me;
this explains what such persons would come to a prophet for, ( Ezekiel 14:4 ) ; and exposes their hypocrisy: I the Lord will answer him by myself;
not by the prophet to whom he comes, but by himself: or, "in my word", as the Targum; yet not by words, but by blows; not in mercy, but in wrath; and in such manner, that it shall appear to come from the Lord, and to be according to truth and justice.

Ezequiel 14:7 In-Context

5 a fin de conquistar la mente y el corazón de mi pueblo que me ha abandonado para rendir culto a sus ídolos detestables’”.

6 »Por lo tanto, diles a los israelitas: “Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: ‘Arrepiéntanse y abandonen sus ídolos, y dejen de cometer ya sus pecados detestables.

7 Yo, el Señor
, les responderé a todos —sean israelitas o extranjeros— los que me rechazan y levantan ídolos en su corazón y así caen en pecado, y después van a consultar a un profeta en busca de mi consejo.

8 Me pondré en contra de esas personas y haré de ellas un ejemplo espantoso cuando las elimine de mi pueblo. Entonces ustedes sabrán que yo soy el Señor
.

9 »’Además, si un profeta es engañado para que dé un mensaje, es porque yo, el Señor
, engañé a ese profeta. Alzaré mi puño contra esos profetas y los eliminaré de la comunidad de Israel.