Ezekiel 11:2-3

11:2 The Lord ¹  said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city. 11:3 They say, ²  ‘The time is not near to build houses; ³  the city ⁴  is a cooking pot ⁵  and we are the meat in it.’

[11:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:3]  ² tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.

[11:3]  ³ sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.

[11:3]  ⁵ 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.