Ezekiel 11:3–12

³who say, ‘The time is not ^dnear to build houses; ^ethis city is the ²caldron, and we are the meat.’ ⁴Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!”

⁵Then ^fthe 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 ^gI know the things that come into your mind. ^6hYou have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.” ⁷Therefore thus says the Lord God: ⁱ“Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; ^jbut I shall bring you out of the midst of it. ⁸You have ^kfeared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you,” says the Lord God. ⁹“And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and ^lexecute judgments on you. ^10mYou shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at ⁿthe border of Israel. ^oThen you shall know that I am the Lord. ^11pThis city shall not be your ³caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel. ¹²And you shall know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but ^qhave done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you.” ’ ”