Ezekiel 11:3
Ezekiel 11:2-3 The Message (MSG)
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.’
Ezekiel 11:3 King James Version (KJV)
which say, It is not near: let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
Ezekiel 11:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot and we are the flesh.’
Ezekiel 11:3 New Century Version (NCV)
They say, ‘It is almost time for us to build houses. This city is like a cooking pot, and we are like the best meat.’
Ezekiel 11:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
Ezekiel 11:3 New International Version (NIV)
They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.’
Ezekiel 11:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.’
Ezekiel 11:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
who say, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? This city is [secure just like] the pot and we are the meat [in it].’
Ezekiel 11:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
They say to the people, ‘Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.’