3Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh.


In Context

1 And the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the east gate of the house of the Lord, which looketh towards the rising of the sun: and behold in the entry of the gate five and twenty men: and I saw in the midst of them Jezonias the son of Azur, and Pheltias the son of Banaias, princes of the people.

2 And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a wicked counsel in this city,

3 Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh.

4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, thou son of man.

5 And the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me: Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Thus have you spoken, O house of Israel, for I know the thoughts of your heart.

Ezekiel 11:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:3Which say, [It is] not near; let us build houses: this [city is] the caldron, and we [be] the flesh.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:3They say, 'Will it not soon be time to build houses? This city is a cooking pot, and we are the meat.'

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:3that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3who say, It is not the time to build houses: this is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:3which say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3Who say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3who say, [The time] is not near to build houses: this [city] is the caldron, and we are the flesh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3who are saying, It is not near — to build houses, it is the pot, and we the flesh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:3Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.