Ezekiel · Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 20 Berean Standard Bible
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1 In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
1 Y ACONTECIÓ en el año séptimo, en el [mes] quinto, á los diez del mes, [que] vinieron algunos de los ancianos de Israel á consultar á Jehová, y sentáronse delante de mí.
2 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
3 Hijo del hombre, habla á los ancianos de Israel, y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: ¿A consultarme venís vosotros? Vivo yo, que yo no os responderé, dice el Señor Jehová.
4 Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers
4 ¿Quieres tú juzgarlos? ¿los quieres juzgar tú, hijo del hombre? Notifícales las abominaciones de sus padres;
5 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
5 Y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: El día que escogí á Israel, y que alcé mi mano por la simiente de la casa de Jacob, y que fuí conocido de ellos en la tierra de Egipto, cuando alcé mi mano á ellos, diciendo: Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios;
6 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.
6 Aquel día que les alcé mi mano, que los sacaría de la tierra de Egipto á la tierra que les había proveído, que fluye leche y miel, la cual es la más hermosa de todas las tierras;
7 And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
7 Entonces les dije: Cada uno eche de sí las abominaciones de sus ojos, y no os contaminéis en los ídolos de Egipto. Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios.
8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
8 Mas ellos se rebelaron contra mí, y no quisieron obedecerme: no echó de sí cada uno las abominaciones de sus ojos, ni dejaron los ídolos de Egipto; y dije que derramaría mi ira sobre ellos, para cumplir mi enojo en ellos en medio de la tierra de Egipto.
9 But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
9 Con todo, á causa de mi nombre, porque no se infamase en los ojos de las gentes en medio de las cuales estaban, en cuyos ojos fuí conocido de ellos, hice para sacarlos de tierra de Egipto.
10 So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.
10 Saquélos pues de la tierra de Egipto, y trájelos al desierto;
11 And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
11 Y díles mis ordenanzas, y declaréles mis derechos, los cuales el hombre que los hiciere, vivirá en ellos.
12 I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
12 Y díles también mis sábados, que fuesen por señal entre mí y ellos, para que supiesen que yo soy Jehová que los santifico.
13 Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
13 Mas rebeláronse contra mí la casa de Israel en el desierto; no anduvieron en mis ordenanzas, y desecharon mis derechos, los cuales el hombre que los hiciere, vivirá en ellos; y mis sábados profanaron en gran manera; dije, por tanto, que había de derramar sobre ellos mi ira en el desierto para consumirlos.
14 But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
14 Pero en atención á mi nombre hice porque no se infamase á la vista de las gentes, delante de cuyos ojos los saqué.
15 Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—
15 Y también yo les alcé mi mano en el desierto, que no los metería en la tierra que les dí, que fluye leche y miel, la cual es la más hermosa de todas las tierras;
16 because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.
16 Porque desecharon mis derechos, y no anduvieron en mis ordenanzas, y mis sábados profanaron: porque tras sus ídolos iba su corazón.
17 Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.
17 Con todo los perdonó mi ojo, no matándolos, ni los consumí en el desierto;
18 In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
18 Antes dije en el desierto á sus hijos: No andéis en las ordenanzas de vuestros padres, ni guardéis sus leyes, ni os contaminéis en sus ídolos.
19 I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.
19 Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios; andad en mis ordenanzas, y guardad mis derechos, y ponedlos por obra:
20 Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
20 Y santificad mis sábados, y sean por señal entre mí y vosotros, para que sepáis que yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios.
21 But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
21 Y los hijos se rebelaron contra mí: no anduvieron en mis ordenanzas, ni guardaron mis derechos para ponerlos por obra, los cuales el hombre que los cumpliere, vivirá en ellos; profanaron mis sábados. Dije entonces que derramaría mi ira sobre ellos, para cumplir mi enojo en ellos en el desierto.
22 But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
22 Mas retraje mi mano, y en atención á mi nombre hice porque no se infamase á vista de las gentes, delante de cuyos ojos los saqué.
23 However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
23 Y también les alcé yo mi mano en el desierto, que los esparciría entre las gentes, y que los aventaría por las tierras;
24 For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers.
24 Porque no pusieron por obra mis derechos, y desecharon mis ordenanzas, y profanaron mis sábados, y tras los ídolos de sus padres se les fueron sus ojos.
25 I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.
25 Por eso yo también les dí ordenanzas no buenas, y derechos por los cuales no viviesen;
26 And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire—so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD.
26 Y contaminélos en sus ofrendas cuando hacían pasar [por el fuego] todo primogénito, para que los desolase, á fin de que supiesen que yo soy Jehová.
27 Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.
27 Por tanto, hijo del hombre, habla á la casa de Israel, y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Aun en esto me afrentaron vuestros padres cuando cometieron contra mí rebelión.
28 When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
28 Porque yo los metí en la tierra sobre la cual había alzado mi mano que les había de dar, y miraron á todo collado alto, y á todo árbol espeso, y allí sacrificaron sus víctimas, y allí presentaron la irritación de sus ofrendas, allí pusieron también el olor de su suavidad, y allí derramaron sus libaciones.
29 So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
29 Y yo les dije: ¿Qué es ese alto adonde vosotros vais? Y fué llamado su nombre Bamah hasta el día de hoy.
30 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations?
30 Di, pues, á la casa de Israel: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: ¿No os contamináis vosotros á la manera de vuestros padres, y fornicáis tras sus abominaciones?
31 When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!
31 Porque ofreciendo vuestras ofrendas, haciendo pasar vuestros hijos por el fuego, os habéis contaminado con todos vuestros ídolos hasta hoy: ¿y he de responderos yo, casa de Israel? Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, que no os responderé.
32 When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.
32 Y no ha de ser lo que habéis pensado. Porque vosotros decís: Seamos como las gentes, como las familias de las naciones, sirviendo á la madera y á la piedra.
33 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you.
33 Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, que con mano fuerte, y brazo extendido, y enojo derramado, tengo de reinar sobre vosotros:
34 With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered.
34 Y os sacaré de entre los pueblos, y os juntaré de las tierras en que estáis esparcidos, con mano fuerte, y brazo extendido, y enojo derramado:
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
35 Y os he de traer al desierto de pueblos, y allí litigaré con vosotros cara á cara.
36 Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.
36 Como litigué con vuestros padres en el desierto de la tierra de Egipto, así litigaré con vosotros, dice el Señor Jehová.
37 I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
37 Y os haré pasar bajo de vara y os traeré en vínculo de concierto;
38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
38 Y apartaré de entre vosotros los rebeldes, y los que se rebelaron contra mí: de la tierra de sus destierros los sacaré, y á la tierra de Israel no vendrán; y sabréis que yo soy Jehová.
39 And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
39 Y vosotros, oh casa de Israel, así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Andad cada uno tras sus ídolos, y servidles, pues que á mí no me obedecéis; y no profanéis más mi santo nombre con vuestras ofrendas, y con vuestros ídolos.
40 For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.
40 Empero en mi santo monte, en el alto monte de Israel, dice el Señor Jehová, allí me servirá toda la casa de Israel, toda ella en la tierra: allí los querré, y allí demandaré vuestras ofrendas, y las primicias de vuestros dones, con todas vuestras cosas consagradas.
41 When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.
41 En olor de suavidad os aceptaré, cuando os hubiere sacado de entre los pueblos, y os hubiere juntado de las tierras en que estáis esparcidos; y seré santificado en vosotros á los ojos de las gentes.
42 Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I swore to give your fathers.
42 Y sabréis que yo soy Jehová, cuando os hubiere metido en la tierra de Israel, en la tierra por la cual alcé mi mano que la daría á vuestros padres.
43 There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.
43 Y allí os acordaréis de vuestros caminos, y de todos vuestros hechos en que os contaminasteis; y seréis confusos en vuestra misma presencia por todos vuestros pecados que cometisteis.
44 Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”
44 Y sabréis que yo soy Jehová cuando hiciere con vosotros por amor de mi nombre, no según vuestros caminos malos, ni según vuestras perversas obras, oh casa de Israel, dice el Señor Jehová.
45 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
45 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
46 “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
46 Hijo del hombre, pon tu rostro hacia el mediodía, y derrama [tu palabra] hacia la parte austral, y profetiza contra el bosque del campo del mediodía.
47 Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
47 Y dirás al bosque del mediodía: Oye palabra de Jehová: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: He aquí que yo enciendo en ti fuego, el cual consumirá en ti todo árbol verde, y todo árbol seco: no se apagará la llama del fuego; y serán quemados en ella todos rostros, desde el mediodía hasta el norte.
48 Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”
48 Y verá toda carne que yo Jehová lo encendí; no se apagará.
49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
49 Y dije: ¡Ah, Señor Jehová! ellos dicen de mí: ¿No profiere éste parábolas?
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- 1 Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 40:1; Ezekiel 24:1; Ezekiel 29:17; Ezekiel 26:1
- 3 Psalm 50:15–21; Proverbs 28:9; Matthew 15:8–9; Micah 3:7; Ezekiel 20:31
- 4 Ezekiel 22:2; Ezekiel 23:36; Luke 11:47–51; Ezekiel 14:14; Luke 13:33–35
- 5 Ezekiel 20:15; Exodus 3:8; Exodus 6:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:6; Ezekiel 47:14
- 6 Jeremiah 32:22; Ezekiel 20:15; Exodus 3:8; Psalm 48:2; Daniel 8:9
- 7 Leviticus 18:3; Ezekiel 20:8; Leviticus 11:44; Ezekiel 18:31; Deuteronomy 29:16–18
- 8 Isaiah 63:10; Ezekiel 5:13; Ezekiel 20:7; Ezekiel 7:8; Ezekiel 20:21
- 9 Ezekiel 39:7; Ezekiel 20:22; Exodus 32:12; Ezekiel 20:14; Ezekiel 36:21–22
- 10 Exodus 20:2; Exodus 14:17–22; Exodus 13:17–18; Exodus 15:22
- 11 Leviticus 18:5; Romans 10:5; Galatians 3:12; Deuteronomy 4:8; Luke 10:28
- 12 Ezekiel 20:20; Ezekiel 37:28; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Leviticus 21:23; Exodus 19:5–6
- 13 Ezekiel 20:21; Ezekiel 20:8; Ezekiel 20:24; Deuteronomy 9:8; Isaiah 56:6
- 14 Ezekiel 20:9; Ezekiel 20:22; Ezekiel 36:22–23; Ephesians 1:12; Ephesians 1:6
- 15 Psalm 95:11; Psalm 106:26; Hebrews 3:11; Hebrews 3:18; Ezekiel 20:23
- 16 Numbers 15:39; Ezekiel 14:3–4; Ezekiel 20:8; Numbers 25:2; Acts 7:39–43
- 17 Ezekiel 11:13; Jeremiah 4:27; Jeremiah 5:18; Nehemiah 9:19; 1 Samuel 24:10
- 18 Deuteronomy 4:3–6; Acts 7:51; Psalm 78:6–8; Zechariah 1:2–4; Ezekiel 20:7
- 19 Ezekiel 36:27; Deuteronomy 5:32–6:8; Psalm 105:45; Jeremiah 3:22–23; Psalm 81:9–10
- 20 Isaiah 58:13; Jeremiah 17:22; Ezekiel 20:12; Exodus 31:13–17; Nehemiah 13:15–22
- 21 Ezekiel 20:13; Ezekiel 20:8; Deuteronomy 31:27; Numbers 21:5; Daniel 11:36
- 22 Ezekiel 20:9; Ezekiel 20:14; Isaiah 48:9–11; Psalm 78:38; Jeremiah 14:21
- 23 Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:64–68; Psalm 106:27; Jeremiah 15:4; Deuteronomy 32:26–27
- 24 Ezekiel 20:16; Ezekiel 6:9; Ezekiel 20:13; Amos 2:4; Ezekiel 18:6
- 25 Psalm 81:12; Ezekiel 20:39; Isaiah 66:4; Ezekiel 20:26; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11
- 26 Ezekiel 6:7; Leviticus 18:21; Isaiah 63:17; Ezekiel 20:31; Ezekiel 16:20–21
- 27 Romans 2:24; Ezekiel 3:11; Ezekiel 3:27; Ezekiel 2:7; Ezekiel 3:4
- 28 Ezekiel 6:13; Jeremiah 3:6; Isaiah 57:5–7; Nehemiah 9:22–26; Joshua 23:14
- 29 Ezekiel 16:24–25; Ezekiel 16:31
- 30 Jeremiah 16:12; Judges 2:19; Jeremiah 7:26; Acts 7:51; Numbers 32:14
- 31 Psalm 106:37–39; Jeremiah 7:31; Ezekiel 20:26; Ezekiel 14:3–4; Jeremiah 19:5
- 32 Ezekiel 11:5; Jeremiah 44:17; Psalm 139:2; Daniel 5:4; Revelation 9:20
- 33 Jeremiah 21:5; Ezekiel 8:18; Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 44:6; Daniel 9:11–12
- 34 Amos 9:9–10; Ezekiel 20:38; Ezekiel 34:16; Isaiah 27:9–13; Jeremiah 44:6
- 35 Hosea 2:14; Ezekiel 17:20; Revelation 12:14; Jeremiah 2:35; Ezekiel 19:13
- 36 Numbers 11:1–35; 1 Corinthians 10:5–10; Ezekiel 20:13; Ezekiel 20:21; Psalm 106:15–48
- 37 Jeremiah 33:13; Leviticus 27:32; Matthew 25:32–33; Ezekiel 16:59–60; Psalm 89:30–32
- 38 Ezekiel 13:9; Amos 9:9–10; Psalm 95:11; Malachi 4:1–3; Malachi 3:3
- 39 Ezekiel 20:25–26; Isaiah 1:13–15; Judges 10:14; Ezekiel 43:7; Hosea 4:17
- 40 Isaiah 56:7; Isaiah 60:7; Malachi 3:4; Ezekiel 17:23; 1 Peter 2:5
- 41 Ezekiel 28:25; Ezekiel 11:17; Ezekiel 38:23; Ezekiel 28:22; Jeremiah 30:3
- 42 Ezekiel 34:13; Ezekiel 38:23; Ezekiel 36:23–24; Jeremiah 24:7; Ezekiel 20:38
- 43 Hosea 5:15; Ezekiel 6:9; Jeremiah 31:18; Ezekiel 36:31; 2 Corinthians 7:11
- 44 Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekiel 20:22; Ezekiel 20:14; Ezekiel 20:9; Psalm 115:1
- 46 Ezekiel 21:2; Amos 7:16; Jeremiah 13:19; Jeremiah 22:7; Micah 2:6
- 47 Jeremiah 21:14; Isaiah 9:18–19; Luke 23:31; Ezekiel 17:24; Isaiah 24:1–6
- 48 Isaiah 26:11; Lamentations 2:16–17; Jeremiah 40:2–3; 2 Chronicles 7:20–22; Jeremiah 7:20
- 49 John 16:25; Acts 17:18; Matthew 13:13–14; Ezekiel 17:2
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