Ezequiel 12:17-27

17 Luego recibí este mensaje del Señor
:

18 «Hijo de hombre, estremécete al comer tu alimento; tiembla de miedo al beber tu agua.

19 Dile al pueblo: “Esto dice el Señor
Soberano acerca de los que viven en Israel y Jerusalén: ‘Con temblor comerán su alimento y con desesperación beberán su agua, porque la tierra quedará arrasada a causa de la violencia de sus habitantes.

20 Las ciudades serán destruidas y los campos quedarán hechos desiertos. Entonces ustedes sabrán que yo soy el Señor
’”».

21 Nuevo proverbio para Israel
Nuevamente recibí un mensaje del Señor
:

22 «Hijo de hombre, has oído ese proverbio que citan en Israel: “El tiempo pasa y las profecías quedan en nada”.

23 Dile al pueblo: “Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: ‘Pondré fin a este proverbio y pronto dejarán de citarlo’”. Ahora dales este nuevo proverbio en reemplazo del otro: “¡Ha llegado la hora de que se cumplan todas las profecías!”.

24 »Ya no habrá más visiones falsas ni predicciones aduladoras en Israel.

25 ¡Pues yo soy el Señor
! Si yo lo digo, sucederá. Ya no habrá más demora para ustedes, rebeldes de Israel. Cumpliré mi amenaza de destrucción durante los años de su vida. ¡Yo, el Señor
Soberano, he hablado!».

26 Luego recibí este mensaje del Señor
:

27 «Hijo de hombre, los israelitas andan diciendo: “Él habla de un futuro lejano. Sus visiones no se cumplirán por muchísimo tiempo”.

Ezequiel 12:17-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 12

In this chapter, under the sign of the prophet's removing household goods, is represented the removal of the king of Judah and his people from their own land into captivity; and under another sign, of the prophet's eating and drinking with quaking, and trembling, and carefulness, is set forth, either the famine that should be during the siege of Jerusalem, or the desolations following the taking of it; and the chapter is concluded with a reproof of the Jews flattering themselves that these prophecies respected times a great way off, and therefore hoped they would never be accomplished. The preface to the first sign is in Eze 12:1,2; which describes the people of the Jews as rebellious, and given up to judicial blindness and hardness; and suggests the cause of all their calamities: the order to prepare goods for removing, to show to the people; for digging a wall; carrying the stuff out in their sight, on his shoulders, at twilight; and covering his face when he did it, is in Eze 12:3-6; the execution of this order, which is declared in part for the whole, is in Eze 12:7; then follows the explication of this sign, Eze 12:8-11; and the application of it, first to King Zedekiah, in whom should be fulfilled several of the particulars mentioned, Eze 12:12,13; and to the people about him, and his army that should be scattered and fall by the sword, Eze 12:14; the end of which should be, that the Lord should be known, his power, truth, and righteousness, by a few that should escape the famine, pestilence, and sword, Eze 12:15,16. The second sign, with the explication and application of it, is in Eze 12:17-20; and the chapter is closed with a reproof of the Jews; the proverbial expression they used, and which the Lord resented, is cited Eze 12:21,22; and the prophet is bid to assure them that it should cease, or there should be no room for it; and also every vain vision and flattering divination, Eze 12:23,24; and that the word of the Lord should not be prolonged, but should quickly and certainly be accomplished; and that their hopes of the contrary were in vain, Eze 12:25-28.