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Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 11:2

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;

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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a 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;
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 lift me up doth a spirit, and it bringeth me in unto the east gate of the house of Jehovah, that is facing the east, and lo, at the opening of the gate twenty and five men, and I see in their midst Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, heads of the people. 2 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; 3 who are saying, It [is] not near -- to build houses, it [is] the pot, and we the flesh. 4 Therefore prophesy concerning them, prophesy, son of man.' 5 And fall upon me doth the Spirit of Jehovah, and He saith unto me, `Say: Thus said Jehovah: Rightly ye have said, O house of Israel, And the steps of your spirit I have known. 6 Ye multiplied your wounded in this city, And filled its out-places with the wounded. 7 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Your wounded whom ye placed in its midst, They [are] the flesh, and it [is] the pot, And you he hath brought out from its midst. 8 A sword ye have feared, And a sword I bring in against you, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah. 9 And I have brought you out of its midst, And given you into the hand of strangers, And I have done among you judgments. 10 By the sword ye do fall, On the border of Israel I do judge you, And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah.

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 first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;
Genesis 11:9
therefore hath [one] called its name Babel, for there hath Jehovah mingled the pronunciation of all the earth, and from thence hath Jehovah scattered them over the face of all the earth.
Genesis 13:11
and Lot chooseth for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan; and Lot journeyeth from the east, and they are parted -- a man from his companion;
Genesis 14:1
And it cometh to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim,
Isaiah 11:11
And it hath come to pass, in that day, The Lord addeth a second time his power, To get the remnant of His people that is left, From Asshur, and from Egypt, And from Pathros, and from Cush, And from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from isles of the sea,
Daniel 1:2
and the Lord giveth into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the house of God, and he bringeth them in [to] the land of Shinar, [to] the house of his god, and the vessels he hath brought in [to] the treasure-house of his god.
Zechariah 5:11
And he saith unto me, `To build to it a house in the land of Shinar.' And it hath been prepared and hath been placed there on its base.

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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