Ezekiel 11

1 Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of the LORD's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw in their midst Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, officials of the people.

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.

2 He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;

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

3 who say, 'The time is not near to build houses: this is the caldron, and we are the meat.'

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

4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man."

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

5 The Spirit of the LORD fell on me, and he said to me, "Speak, Thus says the LORD: 'Thus you have said, house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

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.

6 You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.'

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

7 Therefore thus says the LORD: 'Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this is the caldron; but I will bring you out of it.

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.

8 You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you,' says the LORD.

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

9 'I will bring you forth out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.

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.

10 You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

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

11 This shall not be your caldron, neither shall you be the meat in its midst; I will judge you in the border of Israel;

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.

12 and you shall know that I am the LORD: for you have not walked in my statutes, neither have you executed my ordinances, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are around you.'"

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 It happened, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah, LORD. Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?"

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 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 of your relatives, and all the house of Israel, all of them, to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Go far away from the LORD. This land has been given to us for a possession.'

“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.’

16 Therefore say, 'Thus says the LORD: "Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they have come."'

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.

17 Therefore say, 'Thus says the LORD: "I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."

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.

18 They shall come there, and they shall take away all the detestable things of it and all its abominations from there.

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

19 I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;

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.

20 that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

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.

21 But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way on their own heads,' says the LORD."

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.”

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

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

23 The glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

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.

24 The Spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

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.

25 Then I spoke to them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shown me.

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