Ezekiel 11:1-12
Evil in High Places

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, princes of the people.

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2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these [are] the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

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3 Which say, [It is] not near; let us build houses: this [city is] the caldron, and we [be] the flesh.

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4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.

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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.

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6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

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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.

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8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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