Ezekiel 11:3 — They're saying, ‘Is this the time for us to be building houses? The city is the… — FBV | maBible
Read Ezekiel 11:3 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Ezekiel 11.3, Ezekiel 11v3, Ez. 11:3. They're saying, ‘Is this the time for us to be building houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat inside it.’
Other reference formats: Ezekiel 11.3, Ezekiel 11v3, Ez. 11:3.
3 They're saying, ‘Is this the time for us to be building houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat inside it.’
Notes and references
The meaning of this verse is unclear. Literally it is, “not near to build houses. It (the city) the cooking pot, we the meat.” It may be that the first part is a negative reaction to Jeremiah's advice to build houses for an extended exile in Babylon (Jeremiah 29:5). Alternatively, some interpret th…