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


In Context

1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, the princes of the people.

2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

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

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

5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

Ezekiel 11:3 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:3Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh.

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.