Ezekiel 11:3

11:3 They say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot and we are the meat in it.’

Ezekiel 23:47

23:47 That army will pelt them with stones and slash them with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters and burn their houses.

Ezekiel 46:24

46:24 Then he said to me, “These are the houses for boiling, where the ministers of the temple boil the sacrifices of the people.”


tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.

sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).

tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.

sn Jerusalem is also compared to a pot in Ezek 24:3-8. The siege of the city is pictured as heating up the pot.

tn The Hebrew text adds “with fire.”