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Ezekiel 11:3
Ezekiel 11:3 is verse 3 of Ezekiel chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
Or cauldron
King James Version
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
World English Bible
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
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Ezekiel 11:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.
2 And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
3 They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
4 Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man!”
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.
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Cross-references
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Ezekiel 7:7Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
Ezekiel 12:27“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’
Isaiah 5:19to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
Jeremiah 1:11And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
Jeremiah 1:12“You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.”
Amos 6:5You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
2 Peter 3:4“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
Ezekiel 11:7Therefore 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.
Ezekiel 11:8You fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 11:9I will bring you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners, and I will execute judgments against you.
Ezekiel 11:10You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you even to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 11:11The city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat within it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel.
Ezekiel 24:3Now 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.
Ezekiel 24:4Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones.
Ezekiel 24:5Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’
Ezekiel 24:6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
Ezekiel 24:7For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
Ezekiel 24:8In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
Ezekiel 24:9Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
Ezekiel 24:10Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
Ezekiel 24:11Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.
Ezekiel 24:12It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
Ezekiel 24:13Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
Ezekiel 24:14I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Jeremiah 1:13Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.”