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 lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh’s house, which looks eastward. Behold, twenty-five men were at the door of the gate; and I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes 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,

He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked 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, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’

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.

Yahweh’s Spirit fell on me, and he said to me, “Speak, ‘Yahweh says: “Thus you have said, house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

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

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

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 the Lord Yahweh says: “Your slain whom you have laid in the middle of it, they are the meat, and this is the cauldron; but you will be brought out of the middle of it.

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

You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you,” says the Lord Yahweh.

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.

“I will bring you out of the middle of it, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among 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 will fall by the sword. I will judge you in the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.

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.

This will not be your cauldron, neither will you be the meat in the middle of it. I will judge you in the border 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.”

You will know that I am Yahweh, for you have not walked in my statutes. You have not executed my ordinances, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are 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?”

When I prophesied, Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”

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

Yahweh’s word 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 brothers, even your brothers, the men of your relatives, and all the house of Israel, all of them, are the ones to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far away from Yahweh. This land has been given to us for a possession.’

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, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet I will be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they have come.”’

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, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “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.”

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

“‘They will come there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there.

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.

I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will 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 statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them. They will be my people, and I will be their 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.”

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 Yahweh.”

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 cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them. 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.

Yahweh’s glory went up from the middle of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side 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.

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

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

Then I spoke to the captives all the things that Yahweh had shown me.