Ezekiel 11

1 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the eastern gate of Yahweh's house, facing east, and behold, in the doorway of the gate there were twenty-five men. I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people, among them.

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 God said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who decide wicked plans 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 They are saying, 'The time to build houses is not now; this city is the 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, son of man.”

Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.

5 Then the Spirit of Yahweh fell on me and he said for me to say: This is what Yahweh says, “That is what you are saying, house of Israel; for I know what goes through your mind.

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 multiplied the people you have killed in this city and filled its streets with them.

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

7 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: The people you have killed, whose bodies you have laid in the midst of Jerusalem, are the meat, and this city is the pot. But you are going to be brought out from the midst of this city.

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 feared the sword, so I am bringing the sword upon you—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh.

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

9 I will bring you out of the midst of the city, and put you into the hands of foreigners, for I will bring judgment against 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 so you will know that I am Yahweh.

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 your cooking pot, nor will you be the meat within her 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 Then you will know that I am Yahweh, the one whose statutes you have not walked in and whose decrees you have not carried out. Instead, you have carried out the decrees of the nations that surround you.”

13 It came about that as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah, died. So I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh, will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?”

14 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

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

15 “Son of man, your brothers! Your brothers! The men of your clan and all the house of Israel! All of them are those of whom it is said by those living in Jerusalem, 'They are far away from Yahweh! This land was given to us as our 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 Therefore say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Though I have removed them far off among the nations, and though I have scattered them among the lands, yet I have been a sanctuary for them for a little while in the lands where 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 Therefore say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you from the lands where you were scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.'

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 Then they will go there and remove every detestable thing and every abomination from that place.

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

19 I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will take out the heart of stone from their flesh and 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 that they will walk in my statutes, they will carry out my decrees and do them. Then they will 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 to those who walk with affection toward their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their conduct on their own heads—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.”

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 The cherubim lifted up their wings and the wheels that were beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high up over 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 Then the glory of Yahweh went up from within the midst of the city and stood on the mountain 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 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into Chaldea, to the exiles, in the vision from the Spirit of God, and the vision that I had seen went up from upon 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 Then I declared to the exiles all the things of Yahweh that I had seen.

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