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Ezek. 11:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

Which say, It is not κnearu; let us build houses: this city is thev caldron, and we be the flesh.

Ezek. 12:22,27• ²²Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
²⁷Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off. (Ezek. 12:22,27)

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2 Peter 3:4• ⁴and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the [day] that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue thus from beginning of creation. (2 Peter 3:4)

or, for us to build houses near.

Ezek. 24:3• ³And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: (Ezek. 24:3)

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Jer. 1:13• ¹³And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. (Jer. 1:13)

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It is not, etc.

or, It is not for us to build houses near.

Ezek. 7:7• ⁷The mourning is come unto thee, Ο thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. (Ezek. 7:7)

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Isa. 5:19• ¹⁹Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see [it]; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know [it]! (Isa. 5:19)

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Jer. 1:11‑12• ¹¹And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
¹²Then said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I will hasten my word to perform it. (Jer. 1:11‑12)

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Amos 6:5• ⁵that chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of music, like David; (Amos 6:5)

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2 Peter 3:4• ⁴and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the [day] that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue thus from beginning of creation. (2 Peter 3:4)

this city.

Ezek. 11:7‑11• ⁷Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it,
⁸Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
⁹And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
¹⁰Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
¹¹This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel: (Ezek. 11:7‑11)

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Ezek. 24:3‑14• ³And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
⁴gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
⁵Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well; and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
⁶Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
⁷For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
⁸that it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood on the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
¹⁰Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, boil thoroughly the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
¹¹Then set it empty upon its coals, that it may be hot, and the brass of it may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, and that its rust may be consumed.
¹²With frauds it wearied itself; and the greatness of its scum goeth not off from it: into the fire its scum!
¹³In thy uncleanness is incest: because I cleansed thee and thou wouldst not be cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy uncleanness anymore till I have caused my fury to rest on thee.
¹⁴I Jehovah have spoken: it cometh to pass, I will do it; I will not go back, nor have pity, nor repent: according to thy ways and according to thy doings shall they judge thee, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 24:3‑14)

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Jer. 1:13• ¹³And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. (Jer. 1:13)

J. N. Darby Translation

who say, It is not the timeb to build housesc: thisd is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.

JND Translation Notes

Lit. "not near."

See Jer. 29.5.

i.e. the city. so vers. 7,11. see ch. 24.6.

W. Kelly Translation

which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.