Ezekiel 11:1-12

God’s Spirit swept me off my feet and transported me to the eastern gate of the temple of YAHWEH. And behold, there at the entrance to the gate facing east stood twenty-five men, including the two officials Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah. Then YAHWEH said to me, “Son of man, these men are making evil plans to spread their wicked counsel throughout this city. They say, ‘Isn’t it time to start building houses again? Jerusalem is like an iron storage pot, and we are like meat, stored safely away.’ Therefore, prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man!” Then the Spirit of YAHWEH fell on me, and said to me, “Tell the people: ‘I, YAHWEH, say to the people of Israel, I know what you think, your every secret thought. You have murdered so many people in this city that its streets are filled with corpses. Therefore, Lord YAHWEH says this: Yes, this city is the pot, and the corpses you have thrown into the streets, they are the meat! But I will drive you out of the city. Are you afraid of the sword? Then I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord YAHWEH. And I will bring you to justice and will drive you out of Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners! I will judge you at the border of Israel and you will fall by the sword. Then you will know that I am YAHWEH. For this city will not be your safe storage pot, nor will you be the meat inside. I will execute justice on you on the border of Israel. And then you will know that I am YAHWEH, whose laws and commands you have disobeyed. Instead, you have embraced the customs of the neighboring nations.’ ”