Homilies on Ezekiel, Homilia I
Not every captive suffers for his own sins§1
1Not every exile is for personal guilt. Most of Judah fell into Babylon for sin under Nebuchadnezzar, yet a few righteous went too so the guilty would not lack help. God mixes mercy with discipline — like Joseph’s famine provision in Egypt.
Latin · §1
Non omnis qui captivus est propter peccata sustinet captivitatem. Multitudo causa peccati derelicta a Deo et a Nabuchodonosor in Babyloniam ducta est; pauci tamen iusti non ob culpam suam, sed ne peccatores subsidium non haberent. Clemens Deus inter supplicia visitationis pietatem miscet.
Vision opens the book; glory Amen§2
2The book opens with visions of God by the Chebar — wheels, living creatures, the Lord’s glory — so captives hear a healing word. Glory to Christ. Amen.
Latin · §2
Visio Ezechielis aperit librum — rotae, cherubin, gloria Domini. Propheta inter captivos loquitur ut peccatores remedium consequantur. Gloria Christo. Amen.