Ezekiel 11:3-5
International Standard Version
3 They keep saying, ‘The right time to build families[a] hasn’t yet arrived. The city is the pot and we are the meat.’ 4 Therefore you are to prophesy against them. Prophesy, Son of Man!”
God Rebukes those who Plot Evil
5 Just then the Spirit of the Lord took control of[b] me and told me, “You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You’ve said, O house of Israel, that I know what goes through your mind.[c]
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- Ezekiel 11:3 Lit. houses
- Ezekiel 11:5 Lit. Lord fell on
- Ezekiel 11:5 Or spirit
Ezekiel 11:3-5
New International Version
3 They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot,(A) and we are the meat in it.’(B) 4 Therefore prophesy(C) against them; prophesy, son of man.”
5 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and he told me to say: “This is what the Lord says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind.(D)
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