2. And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and give wicked counsel in this city:
3. who say, It is not the time to build houses: this is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.
4. Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.
5. And the Spirit of Jehovah fell on me, and said unto me, Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; and the things that come into your mind, I know them.
6. Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
7. Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and it is the cauldron; but you will I bring forth out of the midst of it.
8. Ye have feared the sword, and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.