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The Spirit said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who are planning evil and giving wicked counsel in this city. 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.[a] Therefore, son of man, prophesy against them loudly and clearly.”

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Footnotes

  1. 11:3 Hebrew This city is the pot, and we are the meat.

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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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.

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

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