5 Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, Say, Thus says the Lord: Thus you have said, O house of Israel, for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
6 You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled the streets with them.
7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh and this city is the cauldron. But I will bring you out of the midst of it.
8 You have feared the sword, so I will bring a sword upon you, says the Lord God.
9 I will bring you out of the midst of the city and deliver you into the hands of strangers and execute judgments against you.
10 You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you in the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
11 This city shall not be your cauldron, nor shall you be the flesh in the midst of it, but I will judge you in the border of Israel.