Ezequiel 21:19

19 “Filho do homem, trace as duas estradas que a espada do rei da Babilônia deve seguir, as duas partindo da mesma terra. Em cada uma delas coloque um marco indicando o rumo de uma cidade.

Ezequiel 21:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 21:19

Also thou, son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword
of the king of Babylon may come
Describe or draw out upon a table or tile, as in ( Ezekiel 4:1 ) , or on the ground, two roads, such as are described in maps; which it may be supposed the king of Babylon would take, either the one or the other, in order to make war against some king or another: both twain shall come forth out of one land;
both ways must be drawn as coming from one country, even Babylon; and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city;
fix upon some spacious place, where Nebuchadnezzar may be supposed to bring his army, as a proper rendezvous for them to muster them in; and let be where two ways meet, that lead to cities, one to one city, and another to another: and it seems that upon the desert of Arabia, through which the king of Babylon came, there was such a place, where two ways met, and one led to Jerusalem, and the other to Rabbath; and this is the place the prophet was to describe, and where in fact Nebuchadnezzar came.

Ezequiel 21:19 In-Context

17 Eu também baterei minhas mãos uma na outra,e a minha ira diminuirá.Eu, o SENHOR, falei”.

18 A palavra do SENHOR veio a mim:

19 “Filho do homem, trace as duas estradas que a espada do rei da Babilônia deve seguir, as duas partindo da mesma terra. Em cada uma delas coloque um marco indicando o rumo de uma cidade.

20 Trace uma estrada que leve a espada contra Rabá dos amonitas, e a outra contra Judá e contra a Jerusalém fortificada.

21 Pois o rei da Babilônia parará no local de onde partem as duas estradas para sortear a escolha. Ele lançará a sorte com flechas, consultará os ídolos da família, examinará o fígado.