Ezekiel 11:3-11

3They say, ‘It’s almost time to rebuild homes. This city is a cooking pot, and we’re the meat.’

4So prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man.”

5The Lord’s Spirit came to me and told me to say, “This is what the Lord says: You are saying these things, nation of Israel. But I know what’s going through your mind.

6You have killed many people in this city and have filled its streets with corpses.

7“So this is what the Almighty Lord says: The corpses that you put in the middle of the city are the meat, and the city is the cooking pot. I will force you out of the city.

8You are afraid of swords, so I will bring swords to attack you, declares the Almighty Lord.

9I will force you out of the city. I will hand you over to foreigners, and I will punish you.

10You will die in battle. I will judge you at Israel’s borders. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

11The city will not be your cooking pot, and you will not be the meat in it. I will judge you at Israel’s borders.