Evil princes rebuked
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Eze 11:1: 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, the princes of the people.
Eze 11:2: Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Eze 11:3: Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
Eze 11:4: Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
Eze 11:5: 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.
Eze 11:6: Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
Eze 11:7: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
Eze 11:8: Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
Eze 11:9: And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
Eze 11:10: Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Eze 11:11: This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:
Eze 11:12: And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.