Ezekiel 11

Evil Rulers to Be Judged

1Now the 1SpiritH7307 liftedH5375 me upH5375 and broughtH935 me to the eastH6931 gateH8179 of the Lord’sH3068 houseH1004 which facedH6437 eastwardH6931. And beholdH2009, there were twenty-fiveH6242H2568 menH376 at the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179, and amongH8432 them I sawH7200 JaazaniahH2970 sonH1121 of AzzurH5809 and 2PelatiahH6410 sonH1121 of BenaiahH1141, leadersH8269 of the peopleH5971. 2Then He saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, theseH428 are the menH376 who deviseH2803 wrongdoingH205 and 3giveH3289 evilH7451 adviceH6098 in thisH2088 cityH5892, 3who sayH559, ‘The time is not nearH7138 to buildH1129 housesH1004. 4ThisH1931 5city is the potH5518 and we are the meatH1320.’ 4ThereforeH3651, 6prophesyH5012 againstH5921 them, prophesyH5012, sonH1121 of manH120!”

5Then the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 fellH5307 upon me, and He saidH559 to me, “SayH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “ThisH3651 isH3651 howH3651 you thinkH559, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, for 7I knowH3045 8your 9thoughtsH4609H7307. 6You have 10multipliedH7235 your slainH2491 in thisH2088 cityH5892, and filledH4390 its streetsH2351 with 11them.” 7ThereforeH3651, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 12GodH3068 saysH559: “Your 13slainH2491 whomH834 you have laidH7760 in the midstH8432 of 14the city are the meatH1320 and thisH1931 city is the potH5518; but 15I will 16bringH3318 you outH3318 of it. 8You have 17fearedH3372 a swordH2719; so I will 18bringH935 a swordH2719 upon you,” the LordH136 GodH3068 declaresH5002. 9“And I will bringH3318 you outH3318 of the midstH8432 of 19the city, and handH5414H3027 you overH5414 to 20strangersH2114, and 21executeH6213 judgmentsH8201 against you. 10You will 22fallH5307 by the swordH2719. I will judgeH8199 you to the 23borderH1366 of IsraelH3478; so you shall knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068. 11ThisH1931 city will 24not be a potH5518 for you, norH3808 will you be meatH1320 in the midstH8432 of it; I will judgeH8199 you to the borderH1366 of IsraelH3478. 12So you will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068; for you have not walkedH1980 in My statutesH2706, norH3808 have you 25executedH6213 My ordinancesH4941, but you have actedH6213 in accordance with the ordinancesH4941 of the 26nationsH1471 aroundH5439 you.”’”

13Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961, as I prophesiedH5012, that 27PelatiahH6410 sonH1121 of BenaiahH1141 diedH4191. Then I fellH5307 on my faceH6440 and criedH2199 outH2199 with a loudH1419 voiceH6963, and saidH559, “28OhH162, LordH136 GodH3068! Will You bringH6213 the remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478 to a completeH3617 destructionH3617?”

Promise of Restoration

14Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 15“SonH1121 of manH120, your brothersH251, your relativesH251, 29your fellowH376 exilesH1546, and the entireH3605 houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, allH3605 of them, are those to whomH834 the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 have saidH559, ‘KeepH7368 farH7368 from the LordH3068; thisH1931 landH776 has been givenH5414 30to us as a possessionH4181.’ 16ThereforeH3651 sayH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “ThoughH3588 I had removedH7368 them farH7368 away among the nationsH1471, and thoughH3588 I had scatteredH6327 them among the countriesH776, yet I was a 31sanctuaryH4720 for them for a littleH4592 whileH4592 in the countriesH776 whereH834H8033 they had goneH935.”’ 17ThereforeH3651 sayH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “I will 32gatherH6908 you from the peoplesH5971 and assembleH622 you from the countriesH776 among whichH834 you have been scatteredH6327, and I will giveH5414 you the landH127 of IsraelH3478.”’ 18When they comeH935 thereH8033, they will 33removeH5493 allH3605 its 34detestableH8251 thingsH8251 and allH3605 its abominationsH8441 from it. 19And I will 35giveH5414 them oneH259 heartH3820, and putH5414 a newH2319 spiritH7307 withinH7130 36them. And I will removeH5493 the 37heartH3820 of stoneH68 from their fleshH1320 and giveH5414 them a 38heartH3820 of fleshH1320, 20soH4616 thatH4616 they may 39walkH1980 in My statutesH2708, and keepH8104 My ordinancesH4941 and doH6213 them. Then they will be 40My peopleH5971, and I shall be their GodH430. 2141But as for those whose heartsH3820 goH1980 after their 42detestableH8251 thingsH8251 and abominationsH8441, I will 4344bringH5414 their conductH1870 downH5414 on their headsH7218,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

22Then the cherubimH3742 45liftedH5375 upH5375 their wingsH3671 with the wheelsH212 besideH5980 them, and 46the gloryH3519 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 47hoveredH4480H4605 overH5921 them. 23The 48gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 wentH5927 upH5927 from the midstH8432 of the cityH5892 and 49stoodH5975 overH5921 the mountainH2022 whichH834 is eastH6924 of the cityH5892. 24And the 50SpiritH7307 liftedH5375 me upH5375 and broughtH935 me in a visionH4758 by the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 to 51ChaldeaH3778, to the exilesH1473. Then the visionH4758 that I had seenH7200 5253leftH5927H4480 me. 25And I 54toldH1696 the exilesH1473 allH3605 the thingsH1697 that the LordH3068 had shownH7200 me.