Ezekiel 11:1-2

The Fall of Jerusalem

11:1 A wind ¹  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. ²  11:2 The Lord ³  said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

[11:1]  ¹ tn Or “spirit.” See note on “wind” in 2:2.

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

[11:2]  ³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.