Ezekiel 11:3
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who say, ‘It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.’
that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
who say, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? This city is [secure just like] the pot and we are the meat [in it].’
Who say, [The time] is not near to build houses; this city is the boiling pot and we are the flesh.
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
They are saying, ‘Isn’t the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.’
They are the ones who say, “The nearest relatives aren’t building houses. The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.”
They say, ‘The time hasn’t come to build houses. This city is the cooking pot, and we’re the meat!’
They say things like, ‘Let's build more houses. This city is like a cooking pot over a fire, and we are the meat, but at least the pot keeps us from being burned in the fire.’
who say, It is not the time to build houses: this is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.
Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh.
These men say, ‘We will be building our houses again very soon. We are as safe in this city as meat in a pot!’
They say, “It is not the right time now to build houses. This city is like a pot to cook meat on a fire. We are like the meat in that pot.”
who are saying, ‘We will not have to build houses anytime soon. The city is the pot, and we are the meat.’
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
They say, ‘·It is almost time [or Isn’t it a good time…?; or The time is not near] for us to build houses [C meaning either (1) let’s keep building, since no judgment is coming, or (2) we don’t need to build our own houses, since we can seize the houses of others (Mic. 2:1–2)]. This city is ·like a cooking pot [the cauldron], and we are ·like the best meat [L the meat; C the city will protect them; see 24:3–11 for the same image used differently].’
For they say, It is not near, let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
They say, ‘It’s almost time to rebuild homes. This city is a cooking pot, and we’re the meat.’
They say, ‘We will soon be building houses again. The city is like a cooking pot, and we are like the meat in it, but at least it protects us from the fire.’
They are saying, ‘Isn’t the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.’
They say, ‘It is almost time for us to build houses. This city is like a cooking pot. And we are like the best meat.’
They keep saying, ‘The right time to build families hasn’t yet arrived. The city is the pot and we are the meat.’
who say, It is not near; let us build houses; these shall be the caldron, and we the flesh.
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot, and we are the flesh.’
who are saying, “The building of houses is not near; the city is the pot, and we are the flesh.
For they say to the people, ‘It is time to rebuild Jerusalem, for our city is an iron shield and will protect us from all harm.’
God said, “Son of man, these are the men who draw up blueprints for sin, who think up new programs for evil in this city. They say, ‘We can make anything happen here. We’re the best. We’re the choice pieces of meat in the soup pot.’
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.’
They say, ‘It’s almost time to rebuild homes. This city is a cooking pot, and we’re the meat.’
They are saying, “No need to build houses! The city is the pot, and we are the meat.”
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot and we are the meat.’
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot and we are the flesh.’
They say, ‘The time has not yet come to build houses. This city is the cooking pot and we are the meat.’
They say, ‘It is almost time for us to build houses. This city is like a cooking pot, and we are like the best meat.’
They say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot, and we are the meat in it.’
They say, ‘Haven’t our houses just been built again? The city is like a pot used for cooking. And we are the meat in it.’
They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.’
They say, “Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.”
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.’
They say, ‘Will it not soon be time to build houses? This city is the pot and we are the meat.’
They say to the people, ‘Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.’
they say, “The time is not near to build houses; this city is the pot, and we are the meat.”
they say, “The time is not near to build houses; this city is the pot, and we are the meat.”
they say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the pot, and we are the meat.’
they say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the pot, and we are the meat.’
Which say, The end is not near; let us build batim (houses): this ir is the caldron, and we are the basar.
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.’
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.’
who say, ‘This is not the time to build houses! This city is the cooking pot and we are the meat!’
They say, “This is not a good time to build houses. The city of Jerusalem is like an iron pot, and we are the meat inside it.”
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
and say, Whether houses were not builded a while ago? this is the cauldron, forsooth we be fleshes. (and say, Were all the houses built a while ago? this city is the cauldron, and we be the meat in it.)
who are saying, It [is] not near -- to build houses, it [is] the pot, and we the flesh.
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