Daily Bible CEV October 14 Verses

Ezekiel Condemns Jerusalem's Wicked Leaders

Ezekiel 11 The LORD's Spirit lifted me up and took me to the east gate of the temple, where I saw twenty-five men, including the two leaders, Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah. ²The LORD said, "Ezekiel, son of man, these men are making evil plans and giving dangerous advice to the people of Jerusalem. ³They say things like, 'Let's build more houses. This city is like a cooking pot over a fire, and we are the meat, but at least the pot keeps us from being burned in the fire.' ⁴So, Ezekiel, condemn them!"

⁵The LORD's Spirit took control of me and told me to tell these leaders:

I, the LORD God, know what you leaders are saying. ⁶You have murdered so many people that the city is filled with dead bodies! ⁷This city is indeed a cooking pot, but the bodies of those you killed are the meat. And so I will force you to leave Jerusalem, ⁸and I'll send armies to attack you, just as you fear. ⁹Then you will be captured and punished by foreign enemies. ¹⁰You will be killed in your own country, but not before you realize that I, the LORD, have done these things.

¹¹You leaders claim to be meat in a cooking pot, but you won't be protected by this city. No, you will die at the border of Israel. ¹²You will realize that while you were following the laws of nearby nations, you were disobeying my laws and teachings. And I am the LORD!

¹³Before I finished speaking, Pelatiah dropped dead. I bowed down and cried out, "Please, LORD God, don't kill everyone left in Israel."

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