1. And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the House of יהוה, which faces east. And see, at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Ya‛azanyah son of Azzur, and Pelatyahu son of Benayahu, heads of the people.
2. And He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot wickedness and give evil counsel in this city,
3. who are saying, ‘It is not near, let us build houses. This city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
4. “Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!”
5. And the Spirit of יהוה fell upon me, and said to me, “Speak! ‘Thus said יהוה, “Thus you have said, O house of Yisra’ĕl. For I know what comes up in your spirit.
6. “You have increased your slain in this city, and filled its streets with the slain.”
7. ‘Therefore thus said the Master יהוה, “Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the cooking pot. But I shall bring you out of the midst of it.
8. “You have feared the sword, and I bring a sword upon you,” declares the Master יהוה.
9. “And I shall bring you out of its midst, and give you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you.
10. “By the sword you fall. At the border of Yisra’ĕl I judge you. And you shall know that I am יהוה.
11. “This city is not your cooking pot, nor are you the meat in its midst. At the border of Yisra’ĕl I judge you.
12. “And you shall know that I am יהוה, for you have not walked in My laws nor executed My right-rulings, but have done according to the rulings of the gentiles which are all around you.” ’ ”
13. And it came to be, while I was prophesying, that Pelatyahu son of Benayah died. And I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice, and said, “Ah, Master יהוה! Are You making an end of the remnant of Yisra’ĕl?”
14. Then the word of יהוה came to me, saying,