Ezequiel 4

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Cerco Simbólico de Jerusalém

1 “Agora, filho do homem, apanhe um tijolo, coloque-o Ă  sua frente e nele desenhe a cidade de JerusalĂ©m.
2 Em seguida, cerque-a e erga obras de cerco contra ela; construa uma rampa, monte acampamentos e ponha arĂ­etes ao redor dela.
3 Depois apanhe uma panela de ferro, coloque-a como muro de ferro entre vocĂȘ e a cidade e ponha-se de frente para ela. Ela estarĂĄ cercada, e vocĂȘ a sitiarĂĄ. Isto serĂĄ um sinal para a nação de Israel.
4 “Deite-se entĂŁo sobre o seu lado esquerdo e sobre vocĂȘ[a] ponha a iniquidade da nação de Israel. VocĂȘ terĂĄ que carregar a iniquidade dela durante o nĂșmero de dias em que estiver deitado sobre o lado esquerdo.
5 Determinei que o nĂșmero de dias seja equivalente ao nĂșmero de anos da iniquidade dela, ou seja, durante trezentos e noventa dias vocĂȘ carregarĂĄ a iniquidade da nação de Israel.
6 “Terminado esse prazo, deite-se sobre o seu lado direito e carregue a iniquidade da nação de Judá,
7 durante quarenta dias, tempo que eu determinei para vocĂȘ, um dia para cada ano. Olhe para o cerco de JerusalĂ©m e, com braço desnudo, profetize contra ela.
8 Vou amarrĂĄ-lo com cordas para que vocĂȘ nĂŁo possa virar-se enquanto nĂŁo cumprir os dias da sua aflição.
9 “Pegue trigo e cevada, feijĂŁo e lentilha, painço e espelta;[b] ponha-os numa vasilha e com eles faça pĂŁo para vocĂȘ. VocĂȘ deverĂĄ comĂȘ-lo durante os trezentos e noventa dias em que estiver deitado sobre o seu lado.
10 Pese duzentos e quarenta gramas[c] do pĂŁo por dia e coma-o em horas determinadas.
11 Também meça meio litro[d] de ågua e beba-a em horas determinadas.
12 Coma o pĂŁo como vocĂȘ comeria um bolo de cevada; asse-o Ă  vista do povo, usando fezes humanas como combustĂ­vel”.
13 O SENHOR disse: “Desse modo os israelitas comerĂŁo sua comida imunda entre as naçÔes para onde eu os expulsar”.
14 EntĂŁo eu disse: “Ah! Soberano SENHOR! Eu jamais me contaminei. Desde a minha infĂąncia atĂ© agora, jamais comi qualquer coisa achada morta ou que tivesse sido despedaçada por animais selvagens. Jamais entrou em minha boca qualquer carne impura”.
15 “EstĂĄ bem”, disse ele, “deixarei que vocĂȘ asse o seu pĂŁo em cima de esterco de vaca, e nĂŁo em cima de fezes humanas”.
16 E acrescentou: “Filho do homem, cortarei o suprimento de comida em JerusalĂ©m. O povo comerĂĄ com ansiedade comida racionada e beberĂĄ com desespero ĂĄgua racionada,
17 pois haverĂĄ falta de comida e de ĂĄgua. FicarĂŁo chocados com a aparĂȘncia uns dos outros e definharĂŁo por causa de[e] sua iniquidade.

Ezequiel 4 Commentary

Chapter 4

The siege of Jerusalem. (1-8) The famine the inhabitants would suffer. (9-17)

Verses 1-8 The prophet was to represent the siege of Jerusalem by signs. He was to lie on his left side for a number of days, supposed to be equal to the years from the establishment of idolatry. All that the prophet sets before the children of his people, about the destruction of Jerusalem, is to show that sin is the provoking cause of the ruin of that once flourishing city.

Verses 9-17 The bread which was Ezekiel's support, was to be made of coarse grain and pulse mixed together, seldom used except in times of urgent scarcity, and of this he was only to take a small quantity. Thus was figured the extremity to which the Jews were to be reduced during the siege and captivity. Ezekiel does not plead, Lord, from my youth I have been brought up delicately, and never used to any thing like this; but that he had been brought up conscientiously, and never had eaten any thing forbidden by the law. It will be comfortable when we are brought to suffer hardships, if our hearts can witness that we have always been careful to keep even from the appearance of evil. See what woful work sin makes, and acknowledge the righteousness of God herein. Their plenty having been abused to luxury and excess, they were justly punished by famine. When men serve not God with cheerfulness in the abundance of all things, God will make them serve their enemies in the want of all things.

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Footnotes 5

  • [a] Ou "sobre o seu lado"
  • [b] Painço Ă© uma gramĂ­nea (capim) cujas espigas servem de alimento; espelta Ă© uma espĂ©cie de trigo de qualidade inferior.
  • [c] Hebraico: "20 siclos. " Um siclo equivalia a 12 gramas.
  • [d] Hebraico: "1/6 de um him. " O him era uma medida de capacidade para lĂ­quidos. As estimativas variam entre 3 e 6 litros.
  • [e] Ou "definharĂŁo em"

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 4

This chapter contains a prophecy of the siege of Jerusalem, and of the famine that attended it. The siege is described by a portrait of the city of Jerusalem on a tile, laid before the prophet, Eze 4:1; by each of the actions, representing a siege of it, as building a fort, casting a mount, and setting a camp and battering rams against it, and an iron pan for a wall, between the prophet, the besieger, and the city, Eze 4:2,3; by his gesture, lying first on his left side for the space of three hundred ninety days, and then on his right side for the space of forty days, pointing at the time when the city should be taken, Eze 4:4-6; and by setting his face to the siege, and uncovering his arm, and prophesying, Eze 4:7; and by bands being laid on him, so that he could not turn from one side to the other, till the siege was ended, Eze 4:8; the famine is signified by bread the prophet was to make of various sorts of grain and seeds, baked with men's dung, and eaten by weight, with water drank by measure, which is applied unto the people; it is suggested that this would be fulfilled by the children of Israel's eating defiled bread among the Gentiles, Eze 4:9-13; but upon the prophet's concern about eating anything forbidden by the law, which he had never done, cow's dung is allowed instead of men's, to prepare the bread with, Eze 4:14,15; and the chapter is concluded with a resolution to bring a severe famine on them, to their great astonishment, and with which they should be consumed for their iniquity, Eze 4:16,17.

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