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Ezekiel 11

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¹ The Spirit then lifted me up ⓑ and brought me to the eastern gate of the LORD’s house, which faces east, and at the gate’s entrance were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

² The LORD [1] said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil ⓒ and give wicked advice in this city.

³ They are saying, ‘Isn’t the time near to build houses? [2] ⓓ The city is the pot, ⓔ and we are the meat.’

⁴ Therefore, prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man!”

⁵ Then the Spirit of the LORD came on me, and he told me, “You are to say, ‘This is what the LORD says: That is what you are thinking, house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your mind. ⓕ

⁶ You have multiplied your slain in this city, ⓖ filling its streets with them.

⁷ “‘Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have put within it are the meat, ⓗ and the city is the pot, but I [3] will take you out of it. ⓘ

⁸ You fear the sword, ⓙ so I will bring the sword against you. ⓚ This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

⁹ I will take you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners; I will execute judgments against you. ⓛ

¹⁰ You will fall by the sword, ⓜ and I will judge you at the border of Israel. ⓝ Then you will know that I am the LORD.

¹¹ The city will not be a pot for you, ⓐ and you will not be the meat within it. I will judge you at the border of Israel,

¹² so you will know that I am the LORD, whose statutes you have not followed and whose ordinances you have not practiced. Instead, you have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you.’” ⓑ

¹³ Now while I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. ⓒ Then I fell facedown and cried out loudly, “Oh, Lord GOD! ⓓ You are bringing the remnant of Israel to an end!”

¹⁴ The word of the LORD came to me again:

¹⁵ “Son of man, your own relatives, those who have the right to redeem your property, [4] [5] along with the entire house of Israel — all of them — are those to whom the residents of Jerusalem have said, ‘You are far from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

¹⁶ “Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them ⓔ in the countries where they have gone.’

¹⁷ “Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I will gather you from the peoples ⓕ and assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.’

¹⁸ “When they arrive there, they will remove all its ⓖ abhorrent acts ⓗ and detestable practices from it.

¹⁹ I will give them integrity of [6] heart ⓘ and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone ⓙ from their bodies [7] and give them a heart of flesh, ⓚ

²⁰ so that they will follow my statutes, ⓛ keep my ordinances, and practice them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. ⓜ

²¹ But as for those whose hearts pursue their desire for abhorrent acts and detestable practices, I will bring their conduct down on their own heads.” ⓝ This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

²² Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, ⓐ and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

²⁴ The Spirit lifted me up ⓔ and brought me to Chaldea and to the exiles in a vision from the Spirit of God. After the vision I had seen left me,

²⁵ I spoke to the exiles about all the things the LORD had shown me.

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1	The Spirit then lifted me up ⓑ and brought me to the eastern gate of the LORD’s house, which faces east, and at the gate’s entrance were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
2	The LORD [1] said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil ⓒ and give wicked advice in this city.
3	They are saying, ‘Isn’t the time near to build houses? [2] ⓓ The city is the pot, ⓔ and we are the meat.’
4	Therefore, prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man!”
5	Then the Spirit of the LORD came on me, and he told me, “You are to say, ‘This is what the LORD says: That is what you are thinking, house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your mind. ⓕ
6	You have multiplied your slain in this city, ⓖ filling its streets with them.
7	“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have put within it are the meat, ⓗ and the city is the pot, but I [3] will take you out of it. ⓘ
8	You fear the sword, ⓙ so I will bring the sword against you. ⓚ This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.
9	I will take you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners; I will execute judgments against you. ⓛ
10	You will fall by the sword, ⓜ and I will judge you at the border of Israel. ⓝ Then you will know that I am the LORD.
11	The city will not be a pot for you, ⓐ and you will not be the meat within it. I will judge you at the border of Israel,
12	so you will know that I am the LORD, whose statutes you have not followed and whose ordinances you have not practiced. Instead, you have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you.’” ⓑ
13	Now while I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. ⓒ Then I fell facedown and cried out loudly, “Oh, Lord GOD! ⓓ You are bringing the remnant of Israel to an end!”
14	The word of the LORD came to me again:
15	“Son of man, your own relatives, those who have the right to redeem your property, [4] [5] along with the entire house of Israel — all of them — are those to whom the residents of Jerusalem have said, ‘You are far from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’
16	“Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them ⓔ in the countries where they have gone.’
17	“Therefore say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I will gather you from the peoples ⓕ and assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.’
18	“When they arrive there, they will remove all its ⓖ abhorrent acts ⓗ and detestable practices from it.
19	I will give them integrity of [6] heart ⓘ and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone ⓙ from their bodies [7] and give them a heart of flesh, ⓚ
20	so that they will follow my statutes, ⓛ keep my ordinances, and practice them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. ⓜ
21	But as for those whose hearts pursue their desire for abhorrent acts and detestable practices, I will bring their conduct down on their own heads.” ⓝ This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.
22	Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, ⓐ and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
23	The glory of the LORD ⓑ rose up from within the city and stopped on the mountain ⓒ east of the city. [8] ⓓ
24	The Spirit lifted me up ⓔ and brought me to Chaldea and to the exiles in a vision from the Spirit of God. After the vision I had seen left me,
25	I spoke to the exiles about all the things the LORD had shown me.

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