Judgment on Jerusalem's Wicked Leaders

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Then a spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of ADONAI's house, the gate that faces eastward. At the entrance of the gate I saw twenty-five men; among them were Ya'azanyah the son of 'Azur and P'latyahu the son of B'nayahu, leaders of the people.

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He said to me, "Human being, these are the men who make evil plans and give wicked advice in this city.

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They say, 'The time hasn't come to build houses. This city is the cooking pot, and we're the meat!'

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Therefore prophesy against them, human being, prophesy!"

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The Spirit of ADONAI fell on me, and he said to me, "Say, 'Here is what ADONAI says: "What you are saying is correct, house of Isra'el; because I know how your minds work.

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You have killed many in this city, you have filled its streets with the dead."

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Therefore Adonai ELOHIM says this: "Those you have killed and strewn all over it, they are the meat; and this city is indeed the cooking pot; but you will be removed from it.

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You are afraid of the sword, but I will bring the sword upon you," says Adonai ELOHIM.

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"I will bring you out of it, hand you over to foreigners and execute judgments among you.

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You will die by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Isra'el; and you will know that I am ADONAI.

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This city will not be your cooking pot, but you will be the meat in it - I will judge you at Isra'el's frontier;

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and you will know that I am ADONAI. For you have not lived by my laws or obeyed my rulings but have acted according to the rules of the nations surrounding you."'"

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