1 ¶ And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me through the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looks eastward; and behold at the entrance of the gate twenty-five men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the Lord’s house, which faces east. And behold, at the door of the gateway there were twenty-five men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

2 T hen said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief and give wicked counsel in this city:

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

3 w ho say, It is not near; let us build houses; these shall be the caldron, and we the flesh.

Who say, is not near to build houses; this city is the boiling pot and we are the flesh.

4 T herefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.

Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man!

5 A nd the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and said unto me, Say: Thus hath the LORD said, Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I have understood the things that come up into your spirit.

And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, Speak. Say, Thus says the Lord: This is what you thought, O house of Israel, for I know the things that come into your mind.

6 Y e have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

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

7 T herefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and it is the caldron; but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Your slain whom you have laid in your midst; they are the flesh and this city is the boiling pot, but you shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.

8 Y e have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword upon you, said the Lord GOD.

You have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord God.

9 A nd I will bring you out of the midst thereof and deliver you into the hands of strangers and will execute judgments in you.

And I will bring you forth out of the midst of it and deliver you into the hands of foreigners and execute judgments among you.

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

You shall fall by the sword; I will judge and punish you at the border or outside the land of Israel, and you shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord.

11 T his city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I must judge you in the border of Israel:

This city shall not be your boiling pot, neither shall you be the flesh in the midst of it; I will judge you at the border or outside of Israel;

12 A nd ye shall know that I am the LORD; for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither have ye acted according to my judgments, but according to the judgments of the Gentiles that are round about you.

And you shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My ordinances, but have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you.

13 A nd it came to pass, as I was prophesying that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down upon my face and cried with a loud voice and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

And while I was prophesying, Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down upon my face and cried with a loud voice, Ah, Lord God! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?

14 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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

15 S on of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel together, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD; unto us is this land given in possession.

Son of man, your brethren, even your kindred, your fellow exiles, and all the house of Israel, all of them, are they of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, They have gone far from the Lord; therefore this land is given to us for a possession.

16 T herefore say, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I will be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

Therefore say, Thus says the Lord God: Whereas I have removed far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet I have been to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries to which they have come.

17 T herefore say, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will even gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

Therefore say, Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.

18 A nd they shall come there, and they shall remove all her contaminations and all her abominations from her.

And when they return there, they shall take away from it all traces of its detestable things and all its abominations (sex impurities and heathen religious practices).

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

20 t hat they may walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and fulfil them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

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.

21 B ut as for those whose heart walks after the desire of their contaminations and of their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, said the Lord GOD.

But as for those whose heart yearns for and goes after their detestable things and their loathsome abominations, I will repay their deeds upon their own heads, says the Lord God.

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

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

23 A nd the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

Then the glory of the Lord rose up from over the midst of the city and stood over the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

24 A fterwards the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into the land of the Chaldeans to the captives. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to the exiles. Then the vision that I had seen went up from me.

25 T hen I spoke unto the captives all the words of the LORD that he had showed me.

And I told the exiles everything that the Lord had shown me.