Ezekiel 11

Judgment on Wicked Counselors

1 Then a the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to b the East Gate of the LORD's house, which faces eastward; and there c at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2 And He said to me: "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked 1 counsel in this city, 3 "who say, 'The time is not d near to build houses; e this city is the 2 caldron, and we are the meat.' 4 "Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!"

5 Then f the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said to me, "Speak! 'Thus says the LORD: "Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for g I know the things that come into your mind. 6 h "You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain." 7 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: i "Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; j but I shall bring you out of the midst of it. 8 "You have k feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD. 9 "And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and l execute judgments on you. 10 m "You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at n the border of Israel. o Then you shall know that I am the LORD. 11 p "This city shall not be your 3 caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel. 12 "And you shall know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but q have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you." ' "

13 Now it happened, while I was prophesying, that r Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then s I fell on my face and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?"

Israel's New Heart and Spirit

14 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 15 "Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Get far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.' 16 "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, t yet I shall be a little 4 sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone." ' 17 "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: u "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel." ' 18 "And they will go there, and they will take away all its v detestable things and all its abominations from there. 19 "Then w I will give them one heart, and I will put x a new spirit within 5 them, and take y the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20 z "that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; a and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. 21 "But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, b I will recompense their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord GOD.

22 So the cherubim c lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them. 23 And d the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood e on the mountain, f which is on the east side of the city. 24 Then g the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into 6 Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the LORD had shown me.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:12
    Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!
    Ezekiel 3:14
    So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:19
    And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:16
    So He brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house; and there, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping the sun toward the east.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 12:22
    Son of man, what is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, which says, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails'?
    Ezekiel 12:27
    "Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.'
    2 Peter 3:4
    And saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 1:13
    And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.
    Ezekiel 11:7
    Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it.
    Ezekiel 11:11
    This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel.
    Ezekiel 24:3
    And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it.
    Ezekiel 24:6
    Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:2
    Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me.
    Ezekiel 3:24
    Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and spoke with me and said to me: "Go, shut yourself inside your house.
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 16:17
    For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.
    Jeremiah 17:10
    I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:15
    When you spread out your hands, I will hide My ...
    Ezekiel 7:23
    Make a chain, For the land is filled with crime...
    Ezekiel 22:2 - 6
    Now, son of man, will you judge, will you judge...
    Ezekiel 22:9
    In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; ...
    Ezekiel 22:12
    In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take...
    Ezekiel 22:27
    Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearin...
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 24:3
    And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it.
    Ezekiel 24:6
    Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen.
    Micah 3:2
    You who hate good and love evil; Who strip the skin from My people, And the flesh from their bones.
    Micah 3:3
    Who also eat the flesh of My people, Flay their skin from them, Break their bones, And chop them in pieces Like meat for the pot, Like flesh in the caldron.
  10. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:18 - 22
    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.
    Jeremiah 52:24 - 27
    The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.
    Ezekiel 11:9
    And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 42:16
    Then it shall be that the sword which you feared shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; the famine of which you were afraid shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 5:8
    Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Indeed I, even I, am against you and will execute judgments in your midst in the sight of the nations.
  13. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:19 - 21
    He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, five men of the king's close associates who were found in the city, the chief recruiting officer of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city.
    Jeremiah 39:6
    Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes in Riblah; the king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah.
    Jeremiah 52:10
    Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. And he killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
  14. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:65
    At that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven more days - fourteen days.
    2 Kings 14:25
    He restored the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which He had spoken through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet who was from Gath Hepher.
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 9:16
    The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; ...
    Ezekiel 6:7
    The slain shall fall in your midst, and you sha...
    Ezekiel 13:9
    My hand will be against the prophets who envisi...
    Ezekiel 13:14
    So I will break down the wall you have plastere...
    Ezekiel 13:21
    I will also tear off your veils and deliver My ...
    Ezekiel 13:23
    "Therefore you shall no longer envision futilit...
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:3
    "who say, ' The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.'
    Ezekiel 11:7
    Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it.
  17. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:3
    According to the doings of the land of Egypt, w...
    Leviticus 18:24
    Do not defile yourselves with any of these thin...
    Deuteronomy 12:30
    "take heed to yourself that you are not ensnare...
    Deuteronomy 12:31
    You shall not worship the LORD your God in that...
    Ezekiel 8:10
    So I went in and saw, and there - every sort of...
    Ezekiel 8:14
    So He brought me to the door of the north gate ...
    Ezekiel 8:16
    So He brought me into the inner court of the LO...
  18. Cross References
    Acts 5:5
    Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:8
    So it was, that while they were killing them, I was left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 90:1
    Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
    Psalms 91:9
    Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place.
    Isaiah 8:14
    He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
    Jeremiah 29:7
    And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace.
    Jeremiah 29:11
    For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
  21. Cross References
    Isaiah 11:11 - 16
    It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord...
    Jeremiah 3:12
    Go and proclaim these words toward the north, a...
    Jeremiah 3:18
    In those days the house of Judah shall walk wit...
    Jeremiah 24:5
    Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: 'Like th...
    Ezekiel 20:41
    I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring...
    Ezekiel 20:42
    Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I ...
    Ezekiel 28:5
    By your great wisdom in trade you have increase...
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:23
    They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
  23. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:39
    Then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.
    Ezekiel 36:26
    I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
    Zephaniah 3:9
    For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with one accord.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 51:10
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
    Jeremiah 31:33
    But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
    Ezekiel 18:31
    Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?
  25. Cross References
    Zechariah 7:12
    Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the LORD of hosts.
    Romans 2:4
    Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
    Romans 2:5
    But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 105:45
    That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD!
  27. Cross References
    Jeremiah 24:7
    Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.
    Ezekiel 14:11
    "that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be My people and I may be their God," says the Lord GOD.'"
    Ezekiel 36:28
    Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
    Ezekiel 37:27
    My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:10
    "And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their own head."
  29. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:19
    When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
  30. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:4
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the plain.
    Ezekiel 9:3
    Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's inkhorn at his side.
  31. Cross References
    Zechariah 14:4
    And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.
  32. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:2
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory.
  33. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:3
    He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which provokes to jealousy.
    2 Corinthians 12:2 - 4
    I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago - whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows - such a one was caught up to the third heaven.
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