Judgment on Wicked Counselors
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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.
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And He said to me: "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city,
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"who say, 'The time is not d near to build houses; e this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.'
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"Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!"
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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.
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h "You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain."
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'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.
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"You have k feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD.
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"And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and l execute judgments on you.
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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.
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p "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.
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"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." ' "
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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?"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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?
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