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 Yahweh’s house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes 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 who give wicked counsel 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 is the cauldron, and we are the meat.

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

Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.

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.

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 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, and you have filled its streets with the slain.

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

8 Y ou have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon 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 bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on 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 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 shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

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 shall not be your cauldron, neither shall you be the meat in the middle of it; I will judge you in 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.”’”

and you shall know that I am Yahweh: for you have not walked in my statutes, neither have you executed my ordinances, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are 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

When I prophesied, Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I 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 A gain the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Yahweh’s word 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, even your brothers, the men of your relatives, and all the house of Israel, all of them, to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far away from Yahweh. This land has been given to us for 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 Yahweh: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they have come.

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

They shall come there, and they shall take away all the detestable things of it and all its abominations from there.

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,

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;

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: and they shall be my people, and I will 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 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 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, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

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.

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 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.

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

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

Then I spoke to them of the captivity all the things that Yahweh had shown me.