Ezekiel 11:1-13

The Voice

Eternal One: ² Son of man, these are the ones concocting evil plans and pushing wicked schemes on the city. ³ They say, “This is not a good time to build houses. The city of Jerusalem is like an iron pot, and we are the meat inside it.” ⁴ Therefore, prophesy against them, son of man; speak My message to them.

Eternal One: Tell them this is what the Eternal has to say: Those may be your secret thoughts, people of Israel, but I know what’s going on in your minds. ⁶ You have murdered masses of people in this city, and you have filled the streets with dead bodies. ⁷ The corpses you have scattered in the streets are the meat, and this city is the pot; but I will make sure you are taken out of this city. ⁸ Since you fear war, that is exactly what I will bring against you.

I, the Eternal Lord, declare that. ⁹ After I drive you out of the city, I will give you over to the control of foreigners, and they will punish you! ¹⁰ You will die in battle, and My judgment will fall on you as you flee for the border of Israel. Then you will know I am the Eternal One. ¹¹ This city will not be a protective pot for you, and you certainly won’t be the meat tended within it. I will execute My judgment against you all the way to the border of Israel, ¹² and you will know I am the Eternal One. You have been careless with My laws and disregarded My instructions, mindlessly conforming to the standards of the nations around you.