Elisha went to Gilgal again. There was a time of hunger in the land. The group of prophets [32] was sitting in front of Elisha. Elisha said to his servant, “Put the large pot on the fire, and make some soup for the group of prophets.”
Ezekiel 11:3 - Easy To Read Version These men say, ‘We will be building our houses again very soon. \{We are as safe in this city as\} meat in a pot!’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which say, It is not near: let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who say, [The time] is not near to build houses; this city is the boiling pot and we are the flesh. American Standard Version (1901) that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh. Common English Bible They are the ones who say, “The nearest relatives aren’t building houses. The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.” Catholic Public Domain Version saying: 'Was it so long ago that houses were being built? This city is a cooking pot, and we are the meat.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh. |
Elisha went to Gilgal again. There was a time of hunger in the land. The group of prophets [32] was sitting in front of Elisha. Elisha said to his servant, “Put the large pot on the fire, and make some soup for the group of prophets.”
Those people say, “We wish God would hurry and do the things he plans to do. Then we would know what will happen. We wish the Lord’s plan would happen soon. Then we would know what his plan is.”
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [106]} why do people say this poem about the land of Israel:
You people living in Israel, do you hear the whistle? The enemy is coming. That time of punishment is coming very soon! The noise of the enemy is getting louder and louder on the mountains.
You play your harps.\par And like David, you practice on {\cf2\super [78]} \par your musical instruments.\par
You are destroying my people! {\cf2\super [37]} \par You take their skin off them,\par and break their bones.\par You chop their bones up like \{meat\}\par to put in the pot!\par
Those people will say, “He (Jesus) promised to come again. Where is he? Our fathers have died. But the world continues the way it has been since it was made.”