Ezekiel 11:3
Context| NETBible | They say, 1 ‘The time is not near to build houses; 2 the city 3 is a cooking pot 4 and we are the meat in it.’ |
| XREF | Isa 5:19; Jer 1:11,12; Jer 1:13; Eze 7:7; Eze 11:7-11; Eze 12:22,27; Eze 24:3-14; Am 6:5; 2Pe 3:4 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view. 2 sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27). 3 tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem. 4 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. |
