Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that imagine mischief, and devise wicked counsel in this city.

For they say, [a]It is not near, let us build houses: this city is the [b]caldron, and we be the flesh.

Therefore prophesy against them, son of man, prophesy.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 11:3 Thus the wicked derided the Prophets, as though they preached but errors, and therefore gave themselves still to their pleasures.
  2. Ezekiel 11:3 We shall not be pulled out of Jerusalem, till the hour of our death come, as the flesh is not taken out of the caldron till it be sod.

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are plotting evil(A) and giving wicked advice in this city.(B) They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot,(C) and we are the meat in it.’(D) Therefore prophesy(E) against them; prophesy, son of man.”

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