Ezekiel 11:3

11:3 They say, ¹  ‘The time is not near to build houses; ²  the city ³  is a cooking pot ⁴  and we are the meat in it.’

Ezekiel 28:26

28:26 They will live securely in it; they will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live securely ⁵  when I execute my judgments on all those who scorn them and surround them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”

¹ tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.

² sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).

³ tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.

⁴ 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.

⁵ sn This promise was given in Lev 25:18-19.