Ezequiel 11:8-18

8 Temestes a espada, e a espada eu a trarei sobre vós, diz o Senhor Deus.

9 E vos farei sair do meio dela, e vos entregarei na mão de estrangeiros, e exercerei juizos entre vós.

10 Caireis � espada; nos confins de Israel vos julgarei; e sabereis que eu sou o Senhor.

11 Esta cidade não vos servirá de caldeira, nem vós servirei de carne no meio dela; nos confins de Israel vos julgarei;

12 e sabereis que eu sou o Senhor; pois não tendes andado nos meus estatutos, nem executado as minhas ordenanças; antes tendes procedido conforme as ordenanças das nações que estão em redor de vós.

13 E aconteceu que, profetizando eu, morreu Pelatias, filho de Benaías. Então caí com o resto em terra, e clamei com grande voz, e disse: Ah Senhor Deus! darás fim cabal ao remanescente de Israel?

14 Então veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

15 Filho do homem, teus irmãos, os teus próprios irmãos, os homens de teu parentesco, e toda a casa de Israel, todos eles, são aqueles a quem os habitantes de Jerusalém disseram: Apartai-vos para longe do Senhor; a nós se nos deu esta terra em possessão.

16 Portanto, dize: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Ainda que os mandei para longe entre as nações, e ainda que os espalhei pelas terras, todavia lhes servirei de santuário por um pouco de tempo, nas terras para onde foram.

17 Portanto, dize: Assim diz o senhor Deus: Hei de ajuntar-vos do meio dos povos, e vos recolherei do meio das terras para onde fostes espalhados, e vos darei a terra de Israel.

18 E virão ali, e tirarão dela todas as suas coisas detestáveis e todas as suas abominações.

Ezequiel 11:8-18 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.