Ezequiel 20:33

33 Tan cierto como que yo vivo, dice el Señor
Soberano, te gobernaré con puño de hierro, con gran enojo y con imponente poder.

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 Pues, cuando les presentas ofrendas y les sacrificas a tus niños en el fuego,
te contaminas con ídolos hasta el día de hoy. ¿Y yo debería permitirte, pueblo de Israel, que me pidas un mensaje? Tan cierto como que yo vivo, dice el Señor
Soberano, que no te diré nada.

32 »”Tú dices: ‘Queremos ser como las naciones que nos rodean, que sirven a ídolos de madera y de piedra’; pero eso que piensas nunca sucederá.

33 Tan cierto como que yo vivo, dice el Señor
Soberano, te gobernaré con puño de hierro, con gran enojo y con imponente poder.

34 También con enojo, extenderé mi mano fuerte y mi brazo poderoso, y te traeré de regreso
desde los territorios por donde fuiste esparcido.

35 Te llevaré al desierto de las naciones y allí te juzgaré cara a cara.