Ezequiel 11:2-12

2 El Espíritu me dijo: «Hijo de hombre, estos son los hombres que piensan hacer maldades y dan consejos perversos en esta ciudad.

3 Le dicen al pueblo: “¿Acaso no es un buen momento para construir casas? Esta ciudad es como una olla de hierro. Aquí adentro estamos a salvo, como la carne en la olla”.

4 Por lo tanto, hijo de hombre, profetiza contra ellos en forma clara y a viva voz».

5 Entonces vino sobre mí el Espíritu del Señor
, y me ordenó que dijera: «Esto dice el Señor
a los habitantes de Israel: “Yo sé lo que ustedes hablan, porque conozco cada pensamiento que les viene a la mente.

6 Ustedes asesinaron a muchos en esta ciudad y llenaron las calles con cadáveres.

7 »”Por lo tanto, esto dice el Señor
Soberano: es cierto que esta ciudad es una olla de hierro, pero los trozos de carne son las víctimas de la injusticia de ustedes. En cuanto a ustedes, pronto los sacaré a rastras de esta olla.

8 Les haré caer la espada de la guerra que tanto temen, dice el Señor
Soberano.

9 Los expulsaré de Jerusalén y los entregaré a extranjeros que ejecutarán mis castigos contra ustedes.

10 Serán masacrados hasta las fronteras de Israel. Ejecutaré juicio contra ustedes y sabrán que yo soy el Señor
.

11 No, esta ciudad no será una olla de hierro para ustedes ni estarán a salvo como la carne dentro de ella. Los juzgaré, incluso hasta las fronteras de Israel,

12 y sabrán que yo soy el Señor
. Pues se negaron a obedecer mis decretos y ordenanzas; en cambio, han imitado las costumbres de las naciones que los rodean”».

Ezequiel 11:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 11

This chapter contains an account of the sins of the princes of Judah; a prophecy of their destruction; some comfortable, promises respecting those of the captivity; and the chapter is closed with the finishing of the vision of the Lord's removing from Jerusalem; and the whole being ended, the prophet related it to the men of the captivity. In Eze 11:1; the prophet, is shown five and twenty men, among whom were two he knew, and are mentioned by name, and were princes of the people; and he is told that these men devised mischief, and gave bad advice to the people, Eze 11:2,3; wherefore he is bid to prophesy against them, Eze 11:4; which he accordingly did, the Spirit of the Lord falling upon him, Eze 11:5; declaring that their secret evils were known, as well as their public ones; and that, seeing they had multiplied their slain, and had feared the sword, the sword should come upon them; some should fall by it, and others should be carried captive; the consequence of which would be, that God would be known, and his justice acknowledged, it being what their sins deserved, Eze 11:6-12; upon this prophecy being delivered out, one of the princes before named died immediately; which filled the prophet with great concern, and put him upon expostulating with God, Eze 11:13; wherefore, for his comfort, he is told, that though the inhabitants of Jerusalem had insulted their brethren that were carried captive, and looked upon the land of Israel as their own possession, that God would be a little sanctuary to them; that he would gather them out of all lands, and give them the land of Israel; that they should come thither, and remove all idolatry from it, and should have regenerating and renewing grace given them, to walk in the statutes and ordinances of the Lord, by which they should appear to be his people, and he to be their God, Eze 11:14-20; but as for such that continued in their abominable idolatries, these should receive a just recompence of reward, Eze 11:21; after which follows an account of the entire removal of the glory of the Lord from the city of Jerusalem, Eze 11:22,23; and the prophet being, in vision, brought again to Chaldea, reports the whole he had seen to them of the captivity, Eze 11:24,25.