3 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.’
4 So prophesy against them, prophesy, human.”
5 Then the Spirit of the Lord entered me and told me to say: “This is what the Lord says: You have said these things, people of Israel, and I know what you are thinking.
6 You have killed many people in this city, filling its streets with their bodies.
7 “So this is what the Lord God says: Those people you have killed and left in the middle of the city are like the best meat, and this city is like the cooking pot. But I will force you out of the city.
8 You have feared the sword, but I will bring a sword against you, says the Lord God.
9 I will force you out of the city and hand you over to strangers and punish you.