Ezekiel 11:1-13

Judgment on Evil Counselors

Moreover, the ^aSpirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of Yahweh which faced eastward. And behold, at the entrance of the gate, there were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and ^bPelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people. 2 He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise wickedness and ^agive evil counsel in this city, 3 who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. ¹This ^acity is the pot, and we are the flesh.’ 4 Therefore, ^aprophesy against them, son of man, prophesy!”
5 Then the Spirit of Yahweh fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “So you say, house of Israel, for ^aI know what comes up in your ^bspirit. 6 You have ^amultiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with ¹them.” 7 Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh, “Your ^aslain whom you have laid in the midst of ¹the city are the flesh, and this city is the pot; but ²I will ^bbring you out of it. 8 You have ^afeared a sword; so a sword I will ^bbring upon you,” Lord Yahweh declares. 9 “And I will bring you out of the midst of ¹the city and give you into the hands of ^astrangers and ^bexecute judgments against you. 10 You will ^afall by the sword. I will judge you to the ^bborder of Israel; so you shall know that I am Yahweh. 11 This city will ^anot be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, but I will judge you to the border of Israel. 12 Thus you will know that I am Yahweh; for you have not walked in My statutes, nor have you ^aexecuted My judgments, but have executed according to the judgments of the ^bnations around you.”’”
13 Now it happened as I prophesied, that ^aPelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “^bAlas, Lord Yahweh! Will You bring the remnant of Israel to complete destruction?”

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