2 And he said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and who give wicked counsel in this city;
3 who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.”
5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, “Say, Thus says the Lord: So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.
6 You have multiplied your slain in this city and have filled its streets with the slain.
7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the meat, and this city is the cauldron, but you shall be brought out of the midst of it.
8 You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord God.