Ezekiel 11:7
5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: “That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds.
6 You have multiplied those you killed in this city and filled its streets with the dead.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.
8 You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord GOD.
9 I will bring you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners, and I will execute judgments against you.
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
- Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot; but I will remove you from it.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Your slain whom you have laid in the middle of it, they are the meat, and this is the cauldron; but you will be brought out of the middle of it.
- ASV
- Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this [city] is the caldron; but ye shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.
- DARBY
- Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and it is the cauldron; but you will I bring forth out of the midst of it.
- BLB
- Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: Your⁺ slain that you⁺ have set in its midst, they [are] the flesh, and she [is] the pot; and you⁺ will be brought out from her midst.
- ÅB
- Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: De som dere har drept og latt ligge midt i staden, de er kjøttet, og den er gryten; men dere skal føres ut av den.
- OTB
- Derfor sier den suverene Herren: Likene dere har lagt i byen er kjøttet, og denne byen er gryten, men jeg vil føre dere ut av den.
- B1930
- Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: De som I har drept og latt ligge midt i staden, de er kjøttet, og den er gryten; men I skal føres ut av den.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 3:2–3
You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
Read in contextEzekiel 24:3–13
Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
Read in context2 Kings 25:18–22
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
Read in contextJeremiah 52:24–27
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
Read in contextEzekiel 3:9–11
I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
Read in context