Ezekiel 11:2

And he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city,

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In The King James Version

Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

In Context

1Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of LORD's house, which looks eastward. And, behold, at the door of the gate twenty-five men. And I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah

3who say, [The time] is not near to build houses. This [city] is the caldron, and we are the flesh.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things (LXX/NT)?

Psalms 36:5Thy loving kindness, O LORD, is in the heavens, thy faithfulness to the skies.

Isaiah 30:1Woe to the rebellious sons, says LORD, who take counsel, but not of me, and who make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,

Jeremiah 5:5I will go to the great men, and will speak to them, for they know the way of LORD, and the law of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 11:2-14

Message of Wrath to Jerusalem; Presumption of the Princes; Awakening Predictions. ( b. c. 593.) 1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord 's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: 3 Which say, It is not near; let us… Read the whole commentary →

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