1 T hen the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the Lord ’s house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, 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 faced eastward. And behold, there were twenty-five men at the entrance of the gate, and among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

2 A nd He said to me: “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city,

He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give evil advice in this city,

3 w ho say, ‘ The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.’

who say, ‘ The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot and we are the flesh.’

4 T herefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!”

Therefore, prophesy against them, son of man, prophesy!”

5 T hen the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, “Speak! ‘Thus says the Lord: “Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.

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

You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with them.”

7 T herefore thus says the Lord God: “Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it.

Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of the city are the flesh and this city is the pot; but I will bring you out of it.

8 Y ou have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you,” says the Lord God.

You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,” the Lord God declares.

9 “ And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you.

“And I will bring you out of the midst of the city and deliver you into the hands of strangers and execute judgments against you.

10 Y ou shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

You will fall by the sword. I will judge you to the border of Israel; so you shall know that I am the Lord.

11 T his city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel.

This city will not 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 A nd you shall know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you.”’”

Thus you will know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor have you executed My ordinances, but have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you.”’”

13 N ow it happened, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried with a loud voice, and said, “Ah, Lord God! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?” God Will Restore Israel

Now it came about as I prophesied, that Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “ Alas, Lord God! Will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?” Promise of Restoration

14 A gain the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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

15 “ Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Get far away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

“Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, your fellow exiles and the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far from the Lord; this land has been given us as a possession.’

16 T herefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.”’

Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone.”’

17 T herefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you 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 among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”’

18 A nd they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there.

When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.

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

And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

20 t hat they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do 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. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.

21 B ut as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.

But as for those whose hearts go after their detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down on their heads,” declares the Lord God.

22 S o the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them.

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

23 A nd 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.

The glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood over the mountain which is east of the city.

24 T hen the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And 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 to the exiles in Chaldea. So the vision that I had seen left me.

25 S o I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the Lord had shown me.

Then I told the exiles all the things that the Lord had shown me.