And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
Ezekiel 11:3 - Revised Version 1885 which say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. 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. |
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
that say, Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of times that are far off.
Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day is near; a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, upon the mountains.
that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that devise for themselves instruments of music, like David;
who also eat the flesh of my people; and they flay their skin from off them, and break their bones: yea, they chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.