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Giovedi, 28 marzo 2024 - San Castore di Tarso ( Letture di oggi)

Ezekiel 12


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1The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,2'Son of man, you are living among a tribe of rebels who have eyes and never see, they have ears andnever hear, because they are a tribe of rebels.3So, son of man, pack an exile's bundle and set off for exile by daylight while they watch. You will leaveyour home and go somewhere else while they watch. Then perhaps they will see that they are a tribe of rebels.4You will pack your baggage like an exile's bundle, by daylight, while they watch, and leave like an exilein the evening, while they watch.5While they watch, make a hole in the wal , and go out through it.6While they watch, you wil shoulder your pack and go out into the dark; you wil cover your face so thatyou cannot see the ground, since I have made you an omen for the House of Israel.'7I did as I had been told. I packed my baggage like an exile's bundle, by daylight; and in the evening Imade a hole through the wall with my hands; then I went out into the dark and shouldered my pack while theywatched.8Next morning the word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,9'Son of man, did not the House of Israel, did not that tribe of rebels, ask you, "What are you doing?"10Say, "The Lord Yahweh says this: This prophecy concerns Jerusalem and the whole House of Israelwho live there."11Say, "I am an omen for you; as I have done, so wil be done to them; they will be deported into exile.12Their prince wil shoulder his pack in the dark and go out through the wal ; a hole will be made to lethim out; he wil cover his face, so that he cannot see the country.13I shal throw my net over him and catch him in my mesh; I shall take him to Babylon, to the land ofthe Chaldaeans, though he wil not see it; and there he wil die.14And al those in attendance on him, his army and al his troops, I shal scatter to al the winds andunsheathe the sword behind them.15Then they wil know that I am Yahweh, when I scatter them throughout the nations and disperse themin foreign countries.16But I shall let a few of them escape the sword, famine and plague, to describe al their loathsomepractices to the peoples among whom they wil go, so that these too may know that I am Yahweh." '17The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows,18'Son of man, you are to tremble as you eat your food and shudder apprehensively as you drink yourwater,19and you are to say to the people of the country, "The Lord Yahweh says this to the inhabitants ofJerusalem. They wil shudder apprehensively as they eat their food, and drink their water in fear, so that thecountry and its population may be freed from the violence of its inhabitants.20When the populous cities have been destroyed and the country has been reduced to desert, then youwil know that I am Yahweh." '21The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows,22'Son of man, what do you understand by the saying pronounced over the land of Israel, "Days go byand visions fade"?23'Very wel , tell them, "The Lord Yahweh says this: I shal put an end to this saying; it will never beused in Israel again." Instead, tel them: "The days are coming when every vision wil come true,24for there will be no more futile visions or deceptive prophecy in the House of Israel,25since I, Yahweh, shal speak. And what I shal say wil come true without delay; for what I shall say, Ishall perform in your own lifetime, you tribe of rebels -- declares the Lord Yahweh." '26The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows,27'Son of man, the House of Israel is now saying, "The vision that this man sees concerns the distantfuture; he is prophesying for times far ahead."28Very wel , tell them, "The Lord Yahweh says this: There wil be no further delay in the fulfil ing of anyof my words. What I have said shal be done now -- declares the Lord Yahweh." '