Ezekiel 11

1 And the Spirit lifted me up, and he brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which looks toward the rising of the sun. And behold, at the entrance to the gate were twenty-five men. And I saw, in their midst, Jaazaniah, the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

Moreover the Spirit took me up, and brought me to the front gate of the house of the Lord, that looks eastward: and behold at the entrance of the gate were about five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jechonias the son of Ezer, and Phaltias the son of Banaeas, the leaders of the people.

2 And he said to me: “Son of man, these are men who devise iniquity. And they offer a wicked counsel in this city,

And the Lord said to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise vanities, and take evil counsel in this city:

3 saying: ‘Was it so long ago that houses were being built? This city is a cooking pot, and we are the meat.’

who say, Have not the houses been newly built? This is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.

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

Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.

5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me: “Speak: Thus says the Lord: So have you spoken, O house of Israel. And I know the thoughts of your heart.

And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, say; Thus says the Lord; Thus have you said, O house of Israel: and I know the devices of your spirit.

6 You have killed very many in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.

You have multiplied your dead in this city, and you have filled your ways with slain men.

7 Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Your slain, whom you have placed in its midst, these are the meat, and this city is the cooking pot. And I will draw you out of its midst.

Therefore thus says the Lord; Your dead whom you have struck in the midst of it, these are the flesh, and this[city] is the cauldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.

8 You have dread the sword, and so I will lead the sword over you, says the Lord God.

You fear the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord.

9 And I will cast you out of its midst, and I will give you over to the hand of the enemies, and I will execute judgments among you.

And I will bring you forth out of the midst of it, and will deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgements amongst you.

10 You will fall by the sword. I will judge you within the borders of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord.

You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you on the mountains of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord.

11 This city will not be a cooking pot for you, and you will not be like meat in its midst. I will judge you within the borders of Israel.

And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Phaltias the son of Banaeas died. And I fell upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Alas, alas, O Lord! will you utterly destroy the remnant of Israel?

12 And you shall know that I am the Lord. For you have not walked in my precepts, and you have not accomplished my judgments. Instead, you have acted in accord with the judgments of the Gentiles, who are all around you.”

13 And it happened that, when I prophesied, Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, died. And I fell upon my face, and I cried out with a loud voice, and I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Will you cause the consummation of the remnant of Israel?”

14 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

15 “Son of man, your brothers, the men among your close relatives, your brothers and the entire house of Israel, are all among those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said: ‘Withdraw far from the Lord; the earth has been given to us as a possession.’

Son of man, your brethren, and the men of your captivity, and all the house of Israel are come to the full, to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, Keep you far away from the Lord: the land is given to us for an inheritance.

16 Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since I have caused them to be far away, among the Gentiles, and since I have dispersed them among the lands, I will be a little sanctuary for them within the lands to which they have gone.

Therefore say you, Thus says the Lord; I will cast them off amongst the nations, and will disperse them into every land, yet will I be to them for a little sanctuary in the countries which they shall enter.

17 Because of this, say to them: Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from among the peoples, and I will unite you, from the lands into which you were dispersed, and I will give the soil of Israel to you.

Therefore say you, Thus says the Lord; I will also take them from the heathen, and gather them out of the lands wherein I have scattered them, and will give them the land of Israel.

18 And they shall go to that place, and they shall remove all the offenses and all its abominations from that place.

And they shall enter in there, and shall remove all the abominations of it, and all its iniquities from it.

19 And I will give them one heart. And I will distribute a new spirit to their interior. And I will take away the heart of stone from their body. And I will give them a heart of flesh.

And I will give them another heart, and will put a new spirit within them; and will extract the heart of stone from their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh:

20 So may they may walk in my precepts, and observe my judgments, and accomplish them. And so may they be my people, and I will be their God.

that they may walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.

21 But as for those whose heart walks after their offenses and abominations, I will set their own way upon their head, says the Lord God.”

And as for the heart [set upon] their abominations and their iniquities, as their heart went [after them], I have recompensed their ways on their heads, says the Lord.

22 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels with them. And the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

Then the cherubs lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

23 And the glory of the Lord ascended from the midst of the city and stood above the mountain, which is to the east of the city.

And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood on the mountain which was in front of the city.

24 And the Spirit lifted me up, and he brought me into Chaldea, to those of the transmigration, in a vision, in the Spirit of God. And the vision that I had seen was raised up, away from me.

And the Spirit took me up, and brought me to the land of the Chaldeans, to the captivity, in a vision by the Spirit of God: and I went up after the vision which I saw.

25 And I spoke, to those of the transmigration, all the words of the Lord that he had revealed to me.

And I spoke to the captivity all the words of the Lord which he had showed me.