Ezekiel 11:2

Then said he vnto me, Sonne of man, these are the men that imagine mischiefe, and deuise wicked counsell in this citie.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 Spirite lift me vp, and brought me vnto the East gate of the Lordes house, which lyeth Eastwarde, and beholde, at the entrie of the gate were fiue and twentie men: among whome I sawe Iaazaniah the sonne of Azur, and Pelatiah the sonne of Benaiah, the princes of the people.

3For they say, It is not neere, let vs builde houses: this citie is the caldron, and wee be the flesh.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Why doe the heathen rage, and the people murmure in vaine?

Psalms 36:5Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes.

Isaiah 30:1Wo to the rebellious children, sayth the Lord, that take counsell, but not of me, and couer with a couering, but not by my spirit, that they may lay sinne vpon sinne:

Jeremiah 5:5I will get me vnto the great men, and will speake vnto them: for they haue knowen the way of the Lord, and the iudgement of their God: but these haue altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bondes.

Micah 2:1Woe vnto them, that imagine iniquitie, and worke wickednesse vpon their beddes: when the morning is light they practise it because their hande hath power.

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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