Ezekiel 11:1-3

The Fall of Jerusalem

11:1 A wind lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord’s temple that faces the east. There, at the entrance of the gate, I noticed twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people. 11:2 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city. 11:3 They say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot and we are the meat in it.’


tn Or “spirit.” See note on “wind” in 2:2.

sn The phrase officials of the people occurs in Neh 11:1; 1 Chr 21:2; 2 Chr 24:23.

tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.

sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).

tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.

sn Jerusalem is also compared to a pot in Ezek 24:3-8. The siege of the city is pictured as heating up the pot.