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Read Full Chapter (Ezekiel 11) Ezekiel 11:2-3 KJV
"Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh."
Ezekiel 11:2-3 in Context (Verses 1–6 KJV)
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Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
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Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
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Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.*
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¶ Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
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And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
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Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.