To date, god has not actually scattered israel among all nations. Assuming a spring new year, the call came to him on the fifth day of tammuz, which for the year 593 b. He must compare the kings of judah to a lions whelps. Similarly, the previous new world translations fairly unique rendering at. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. Those who remain unaffected amidst means of grace, and would live without christ, like the world around them, may be sure it is the way to destruction.
The word of the lord came expressly to ezekiel the priest. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed. When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved. Their breasts were squeezed there, and their virgin bosoms were fondled. The fifth and sixth days a new church bible story explanation for teaching sunday school. Important texts for jehovahs witnesses in the new world translation.
In ezekiel 23, the prophet condemns the immorality of both samaria of northern israel 23. Organized to do jehovahs will royal commission into institutional. New international version niv 48 so i will put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you. Ezekiel 29 online bible new world translation 1984.
A new name, or a new face, will not serve without a new spirit. Each volume includes the biblical text of the new american bible, revised edition nabre, the translation approved for liturgical use in the united states. These words apply today to the socalled christian faiths that have prostituted their followers to the governments of the world to fight in their wars. Make a signpost where the road branches off to the city. As regards their names, samaria is oholah, jerusalem oholibah. Ezekiel 1 was chosen as the haftarah for the first day of shavuot, 1 as it picks up on the theme of divine revelation, which is what the festival celebrates. Watch tower publications watchtower online library. I, he says, and the pronoun must be read with emphasis and decision, i will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh. Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophetpriest ezekiel, and is one of the books of the prophets. It is gods doing the genesis and creation of the new heart. Daily verse and comment, and have biblical truth delivered to your inbox. I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of judah to a lioness. Ezekiel lived and prophesied among the jewish exiles in babylon immediately after the fall of jerusalem in 586 b. In other words, they have told the people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear. Ezekiel 20 online bible new world translation 1984. Ezekiel 23 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Ezekiel 23 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the bible, and contain more than 7,000 pages of material. Ezekiel 33, new english translation net the bible app. A lament over israels princes 19 take up a lament concerning the princes of israel 2 and say.
Israels and judahs sin and punishment are parabolically portrayed under the names aholah and aholibah. This new translation of the psalms was labelled by him as iuxta hebraeos i. The sins and judgment of oholah samaria and the kingdom of israel. Ezekiel is taken to jerusalem in a visionin the twentyfifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the lord was upon me. The righteousness of god is to be acknowledged, when those who have terrified and enslaved others, are themselves terrified and enslaved. And she went on uncovering her acts of prostitution and uncovering her nakedness, so that my soul turned away disgusted from company with her, just as my soul had turned away disgusted from company with her sister oholah or, as the new english bible of 1970 words it. Those eight books are now combined into the onevolume bridgeway bible commentary. They have behaved just like the sisters of the 23 chapter of ezekiel.
And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them. All who are made holy have a new spirit, a new temper and dispositions. Important texts for jehovahs witnesses in the new world. The translations of the other 38 books were used, however, and so the vulgate is usually credited to have been the first translation of the old testament. This chapter forms part of a series of predictions regarding the fall of jerusalem, and is written in the form of a message delivered by god to ezekiel. As a punishment, one sisters nakedness was discovered, her children were taken from her, and she was killed by the sword. Old testament hebrewenglish holy name king james version with strongs numbers.
This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the word of god. Moreover take up a lamentation for the princes of israel, a. The book of ezekiel is filled with global significance, both for the world of ezekiels time and for our own world today israels failure. Two princes are lamented, one captured and carried to egypt, i. In order to serve readers who use other translations, the most important dierences between the nabre and other widely used translations. Not only did gods word come to ezekiel the priest, but it came in a remarkable way expressly. Behold, i am against you, and will draw my sword out of its. Published by the united bible societies, jerusalem, israel.
The new world translation 1984 is an accurate, easytoread holy bible. In spite of the interest excited by ezekiels prophetic appearances, the exiles still received his prediction of the fall of jerusalem with the most stolid incredulity. Sep 21, 2019 why would anyone teach this metaphor to young children. Ezekiel 21, new international version niv the bible app. The book of ezekiel is filled with global significance, both for the world of ezekiels time and for our own world today. This chapter contains a kinah or lamentation for the rulers of israel.
There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. The imagery is similar to that in the sixteenth chapter. Ezekiel 23 the adultery of two sisters 1 this message came to me from the lord. In this regard, one can note the way words and expressions are repeated three times at isaiah 6. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Why would anyone teach this metaphor to young children. Ezekiel 19 new international version niv dramatized. Ezekiel 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. They committed harlotry in egypt, they committed harlotry in their youth. Ezekiel 23 online bible new world translation 1984. A new church bible story explanation for teaching sunday school. Ezekiel chapter 21 world english bible british edition.
In summarizing the history of these israelite cities, god likens them to two sisters who became harlots at a young age 23. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender. Ezekiel 23 two adulterous sisters 1 the word of the lord came to me. Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in egypt. Ezekiel states that they have daubed the wall with untempered mortar. And wheels lest in their march the carriage wheels should break, a store of these were provided an assembly a mighty confluence of people i will set give them a power in right of conquest over their rebels, as well as mine, and i will give them a spirit of judgment to discern the greatness of this peoples sins. Ezekiel 19 commentary the expositors bible commentary. Historically, he did not use the assyrians to scatter israel so much as he used them to resituate israel to locales south of the caspian sea, in what is now northern iran. One day they will throw their idols out in the street cf. When bridgeway publications in australia undertook a project to republish all these books in a new format, the fifteen volumes were revised and reissued in eight volumes under the series title, bridge bible handbooks. Ezekiel 23 is the twentythird chapter of the book of ezekiel in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. For clarity the translation specifies the refugee as the one who arrived. The books of the bible are listed in order and by chapter so you can find verses quickly. What these rebels should have cast away was their rebellion cf.