11:1 Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of Jehovah's house, which looketh eastward: and behold, at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
11:1 Moreover, the Spirit 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 Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

11:2 And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
11:2 And He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give evil advice in this city,

11:3 that say, (The time) is not near to build houses: this (city) is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
11:3 who say, 'Is not [the time] near to build houses? This [city] is the pot and we are the flesh.'

11:4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
11:4 "Therefore, prophesy against them, son of man, prophesy!"

11:5 And the Spirit of Jehovah fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.
11:5 Then 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 I know your thoughts.

11:6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
11:6 "You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with them."

11:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this (city) is the caldron; but ye shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.
11:7 'Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of the city are the flesh, and this [city] is the pot; but I shall bring you out of it.

11:8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
11:8 "You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you," the Lord GOD declares.

11:9 And I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
11:9 "And I shall bring you out of the midst of the city, and I shall deliver you into the hands of strangers and execute judgments against you.

11:10 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
11:10 "You will fall by the sword. I shall judge you to the border of Israel; so you shall know that I am the LORD.

11:11 This (city) shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; I will judge you in the border of Israel;
11:11 "This [city] will not be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, [but] I shall judge you to the border of Israel.

11:12 and ye shall know that I am Jehovah: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither have ye executed mine ordinances, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you.
11:12 "Thus you will know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in My statutes nor have you executed My ordinances, but have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you." '"

11:13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
11:13 Now it came about as I prophesied, that Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, "Alas, Lord GOD! Wilt Thou bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?"

11:14 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
11:14 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

11:15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel, all of them, (are they) unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from Jehovah; unto us is this land given for a possession.
11:15 "Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel, all of them, [are those] to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Go far from the LORD; this land has been given us as a possession.'

11:16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come.
11:16 "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD," Though I had removed them far away among the nations, and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone. "'

11:17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
11:17 "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD," I shall gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I shall give you the land of Israel. "'

11:18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
11:18 "When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.

11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;
11:19 "And I shall give them one heart, and shall put a new spirit within them. And I shall take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

11:20 that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
11:20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances, and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.

11:21 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.
11:21 "But as for those whose hearts go after their detestable things and abominations, I shall bring their conduct down on their heads," declares the Lord GOD.

11:22 Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
11:22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.

11:23 And the glory of Jehovah went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
11:23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood over the mountain which is east of the city.

11:24 And the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
11:24 And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God to the exiles in Chaldea. So the vision that I had seen left me.

11:25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that Jehovah had showed me.
11:25 Then I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had shown me.