Ezekiel 11:3
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.
2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
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.
5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
- KJV
- Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
- WEB
- who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
- ASV
- that say, [The time] is not near to build houses: this [city] is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
- DARBY
- who say, It is not the time to build houses: this is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.
- BLB
- those saying, ‘[It is] not near [for] building houses? She [is] the pot, and we [are] the meat!’
- ÅB
- de som sier: Det blir ikke så snart tale om å bygge hus[^1]; den[^2] er gryten, og vi er kjøttet.
- OTB
- De sier: ‘Er det ikke tid for å bygge hus? Denne byen er gryten, og vi er kjøttet i den.’
- B1930
- de som sier: Det blir ikke så snart tale om å bygge hus; den er gryten, og vi er kjøttet. / < JER 29, 5.> / < staden.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 12:22
Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Read in contextEzekiel 12:27
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
Read in contextEzekiel 24:3–14
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Read in contextAmos 6:5
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Read in context2 Peter 3:4
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:19
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
Read in contextEzekiel 11:7–11
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
Read in contextEzekiel 7:7
The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
Read in context