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Douay-Rheims Bible

Ezekiel 11:2

And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a wicked counsel in this city,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Jaazaniah;   Pelatiah;   Procrastination;   Scoffing;   Thompson Chain Reference - Devices, Evil;   Evil;   Plans and Devices of Men;   Wicked, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apocalyptic literature;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pelatiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jaazaniah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Captivity;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 12;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;
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:
English Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;
New American Standard Bible
Then He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise wrongdoing and give evil advice in this city,
New Century Version
Then the Lord said to me, "Human, these are the men who plan evil and give wicked advice in this city of Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
Then the Spirit said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise evil and give wicked advice in this city,
World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said he vnto me, Sonne of man, these are the men that imagine mischiefe, and deuise wicked counsell in this citie.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give evil advice in this city,
Legacy Standard Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise wickedness and give evil counsel in this city,
Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said, "Ezekiel, son of man, these men are making evil plans and giving dangerous advice to the people of Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to me, "Human being, these are the men who make evil plans and give wicked advice in this city.
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Easy-to-Read Version
Then God spoke to me and said, "Son of man, these are the men who make evil plans for this city. They always tell the people to do evil things.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the LORD said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise mischief and give wicked counsel in this city,
Good News Translation
God said to me, "Mortal man, these men make evil plans and give bad advice in this city.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise mischief, and who are offering bad counsel in this city,
Literal Translation
And He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and advise wicked advice in this city,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde the LORDE vnto me: Thou sonne of man: These men ymagin myschefe, and a wicked councel take they in this cite,
American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
Bible in Basic English
Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And He said unto me: 'Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
King James Version (1611)
Then said he vnto me; Sonne of man, these are the men that deuise mischiefe, & giue wicked counsel in this city.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde he vnto me, Thou sonne of man, these men imagine mischiefe, & a wicked counsayle take they in this citie,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise vanities, and take evil counsel in this city:
English Revised Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, Thou, sone of man, these ben the men that thenken wickidnesse, and treten the worste counsel in this citee,
Update Bible Version
And he said to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said he to me, Son of man, these [are] the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
New English Translation
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.
New King James Version
And He said to me: "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city,
New Living Translation
The Spirit said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who are planning evil and giving wicked counsel in this city.
New Life Bible
Then He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who make sinful plans and tell others in this city to do what is wrong.
New Revised Standard
He said to me, "Mortal, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto me, Son of man, These, are the men who are devising iniquity, and who are counselling wicked counsel in this city;
Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;
Young's Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, `Son of man, these [are] the men who are devising iniquity, and who are giving evil counsel in this city;
THE MESSAGE
God said, "Son of man, these are the men who draw up blueprints for sin, who think up new programs for evil in this city. They say, ‘We can make anything happen here. We're the best. We're the choice pieces of meat in the soup pot.'

Contextual Overview

1 And the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into the east gate of the house of the Lord, which looketh towards the rising of the sun: and behold in the entry of the gate five and twenty men: and I saw in the midst of them Jezonias the son of Azur, and Pheltias the son of Banaias, princes of the people. 2 And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a wicked counsel in this city, 3 Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh. 4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, thou son of man. 5 And the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me: Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Thus have you spoken, O house of Israel, for I know the thoughts of your heart. 6 You have killed a great many in this city, and you have filled the streets thereof with the slain. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Your slain, whom you have laid in the midst thereof, they are the flesh, all this is the caldron: and I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof. 8 You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord God. 9 And I will cast you out of the midst thereof, and I will deliver you into the hand of the enemies, and I will execute judgments upon you. 10 You shall fall by the sword: I will judge you in the borders of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Esther 8:3, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 2:2, Psalms 36:4, Psalms 52:2, Isaiah 30:1, Isaiah 59:4, Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 18:18, Micah 2:1, Micah 2:2

Reciprocal: Psalms 21:11 - imagined Proverbs 6:14 - he deviseth Luke 6:30 - Give

Cross-References

Genesis 10:10
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, and Arach, and Achad, and Chalanne in the land of Sennaar.
Genesis 11:9
And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded: and from thence the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of all countries.
Genesis 13:11
And Lot chose to himself the country about the Jordan, and he departed from the east: and they were separated one brother from the other.
Genesis 14:1
And it came to pass at that time, that Amraphel, king of Sennaar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chodorlahomor, king of the Elamites, and Thadal, king of nations,
Isaiah 11:11
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand the second time to possess the remnant of his people, which shall be left from the Assyrians, and from Egypt, and from Phetros, and from Ethiopia, and from Elam, and from Sennaar, and from Emath, and from the islands of the sea.
Daniel 1:2
And the Lord delivered into his hands Joakim, the king of Juda, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he carried them away into the land of Sennaar, to the house of his god, and the vessels he brought into the treasure house of his god.
Zechariah 5:11
And he said to me: That a house may be built for it in the land of Sennaar, and that it may be established, and set there upon its own basis.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said he unto me, son of man,.... That is, the Lord, or, the Spirit of the Lord, that lifted him up:

these [are] the men that devise mischief; or "vanity" d; this is to be understood not of the two only that are named, though it may of them chiefly; but of all the twenty five, who formed schemes for the holding out of the siege, and for the security of the city, and of themselves in it, which was all folly and vanity:

and give wicked counsel in this city; either in ecclesiastical affairs, to forsake the worship of God, and cleave to the idols of the nations; or in civil things, as follows:

d און "vanitatem", Calvin, Vatablus, Junius Tremellius "vanum", Cocceius, Starckius.


 
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