^{1 Ref} And the wind, lifting me up, took me to the east doorway of the Lord's house, looking to the east: and at the door I saw twenty-five men; and among them I saw Jaazaniah, the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, rulers of the people.

^{2 Ref} Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

^{3 Ref} Who say, This is not the time for building houses: this town is the cooking-pot and we are the flesh.

^{4 Ref} For this cause be a prophet against them, be a prophet, O son of man.

^{5 Ref} And the spirit of the Lord came on me, and he said to me, Say, These are the words of the Lord: This is what you have said, O children of Israel; what comes into your mind is clear to me.

^{6 Ref} You have made great the number of your dead in this town, you have made its streets full of dead men.

^{7 Ref} For this reason the Lord has said: Your dead whom you have put down in its streets, they are the flesh, and this town is the cooking-pot: but I will make you come out from inside it.

^{8 Ref} You have been fearing the sword, and I will send the sword on you, says the Lord.

^{9 Ref} I will make you come out from inside the town and will give you up into the hands of men from other lands, and will be judge among you.

^{10 Ref} You will come to your death by the sword; and I will be your judge in the land of Israel; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

^{11 Ref} This town will not be your cooking-pot, and you will not be the flesh inside it; I will be your judge at the limit of the land of Israel;