Ezekiel 11:1-11 Then a blast of wind took me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord which was directly in front and which faced the east. And behold at the vestibule of the gate about five and twenty men! And I saw in the midst of them Jechonias the son of Ezer and Phaltias the son of Banaias, the leaders of the people.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Then a blast of wind took me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord which was directly in front and which faced the east. And behold at the vestibule of the gate about five and twenty men! And I saw in the midst of them Jechonias the son of Ezer and Phaltias the son of Banaias, the leaders of the people. ² And the Lord said to me, son of man, these are the men who devise vanities and who give bad advice in the city, ³ who say, Are not the houses lately rebuilt? This is the cauldron, but we are the flesh. ⁴ Therefore prophesy against them. Prophesy, Son of man. ⁵ Thereupon the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, Say, Thus saith the Lord, Thus have you spoken, house of Israel, for I know the counsels of your mind: ⁶ you have multiplied your dead in this city, and filled the highways with the slain: ⁷ therefore thus saith the Lord, your dead men whom you have slain in the midst of it, they are the flesh and it is the cauldron. As for you I will drag you out of the midst of it. ⁸ You are afraid of the sword, therefore I will bring a sword against you, saith the Lord, ⁹ and drag you out of the midst of it and deliver you into the hands of strangers and execute judgment upon you. ¹⁰ By the sword you shall fall. On the mountain of Israel I will judge you; and you shall know that I am the Lord. ¹¹ [Omitted]