Ezekiel 11:1-13

1Moreover, the 1Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord’s house which faced eastward. And behold, there were twenty-five men at the entrance of the gate, and among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and 2Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people. 2He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and 3give evil advice in this city, 3who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. 4This 5city is the pot and we are the flesh.’ 4Therefore, 6prophesy against them, son of man, prophesy!”

5Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for 7I know 8your 9thoughts. 6You have 10multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with 11them.” 7Therefore, thus says the Lord 12God, “Your 13slain whom you have laid in the midst of 14the city are the flesh and this city is the pot; but 15I will 16bring you out of it. 8You have 17feared a sword; so I will 18bring a sword upon you,” the Lord God declares. 9“And I will bring you out of the midst of 19the city and deliver you into the hands of 20strangers and 21execute judgments against you. 10You will 22fall by the sword. I will judge you to the 23border of Israel; so you shall know that I am the Lord. 11This city will 24not be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, but I will judge you to the border of Israel. 12Thus you will know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor have you 25executed My ordinances, but have acted according to the ordinances of the 26nations around you.”’”

13Now it came about as I prophesied, that 27Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “28Alas, Lord God! Will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”