Ezekiel 11:2

Translations

Modern

And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.

Traditional

Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

Literal

And He said to me: “Son of man, these are the men devising iniquity and counseling evil counsel in this city,

Latin

Dixitque ad me: Fili hominis, hi sunt viri qui cogitant iniquitatem, et tractant consilium pessimum in urbe ista,

Original

Hebrew

English

And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.

Notes

Ezekiel 11:1–11

The Spirit showed Ezekiel God's view of Jerusalem, then let him hear the city's people. The wicked advisors claimed that although the Babylonian attack (the fire) was difficult (hot), the city's defenses (the pot) were strong enough to protect them (the meat). These advisors encouraged people to build houses on stolen land (see Ezekiel 11:15, 17), believing they would be safe. God, however, was determined to judge the wicked.

Ezekiel 8:1–11:25

This section describes how the people defiled (made unclean by sin) the temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 8). Because of this sin, the Lord left the temple. After he left, the city and the temple were destroyed (9:1–11:13).

At first, this sounds like only bad news. But for those already living in exile, it was also good news. The Lord was not limited to the temple in Jerusalem. He would come to be with his people in exile.

By coming to dwell with them, the Lord showed that the exiles were not forgotten. They were the ones who carried hope for the future of God’s people.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Glory with His People Temple Legislation as Theology

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 30:1
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Psalm 2:1–2
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Isaiah 59:4
No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
Esther 8:3
And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Micah 2:1–2
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Psalm 36:4
Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Glossary

Benaiah Ezekiel, Book of Haggai, Book of Pelatiah

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Jaazaniah: A Wicked Prince of Judah Pelatiah: A Prince Against Whom Ezekiel Prophesied, and Who Fell Dead at the Close of the Prophecy Procrastination: General Scriptures Concerning Scoffing: General Scriptures Concerning

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