Ezekiel 11:3
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11:3They say,4 ‘The time is not near to build houses;5 the city6 is a cooking pot7 and we are the meat in it.’
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- 4 The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.
- 5 The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).
- 6 Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.
- 7 Jerusalem is also compared to a pot in Ezek 24:3–8. The siege of the city is pictured as heating up the pot.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.’
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They are saying, ‘Isn’t the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.’
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NLTNew Living Translation
They say to the people, ‘Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.’
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
who are saying, ‘The building of houses is not near; the city is the pot, and we are the flesh.’
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KJV 1900King James Version
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
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