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Ezekiel 11:2

1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

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

3 Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
KJV
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
WEB
He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;
ASV
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
DARBY
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and give wicked counsel in this city:
BLB
And He said to me: “Son of man, these [are] the men devising iniquity and counseling evil counsel in this city,
ÅB
Og Herren sa til meg: Menneskesønn! Dette er de menn som tenker ut urett og gir onde råd i denne stad,
OTB
Han sa til meg: “Menneskesønn, dette er mennene som pønsker ut ondskap og gir onde råd i denne byen.
B1930
Og Herren sa til mig: Menneskesønn! Dette er de menn som tenker ut urett og gir onde råd i denne stad,

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 30:1

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

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  • Jeremiah 5:5

    I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

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  • Psalms 2:1–2

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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  • Psalms 52:2

    Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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  • Isaiah 59:4

    None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

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  • Micah 2:1–2

    Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

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  • Esther 8:3

    And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

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  • Jeremiah 18:18

    Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

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