Ezekiel 11:3
Strong's Lexicon
They are saying,
הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים (hā·’ō·mə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

‘Is not
לֹ֥א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

the time near
בְקָר֖וֹב (ḇə·qā·rō·wḇ)
Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7138: 1) near 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship

to build
בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1129: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

houses ?
בָּתִּ֑ים (bāt·tîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

The city
הִ֣יא ()
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

is a cooking pot,
הַסִּ֔יר (has·sîr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5518: 1) pot 1a) pot (household utensil) 1b) pot (of temple) 2) thorn, hook, brier 2a) thorns 2b) hooks

and we
וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 587: 1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis)

are the meat.’
הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ (hab·bā·śār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1320: 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’

Young's Literal Translation
who are saying, It [is] not near—to build houses, it [is] the pot, and we the flesh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are saying, ‘ Isn’t the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.’

New American Standard Bible
who say, Is not [the time] near to build houses? This [city] is the pot and we are the flesh.'

King James Bible
Which say, [It is] not near; let us build houses: this [city is] the caldron, and we [be] the flesh.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They say, 'Haven't our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.'

New Living Translation
They say to the people, 'Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.'

English Standard Version
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’

New American Standard Bible
who say, 'Is not the time near to build houses? This city is the pot and we are the flesh.'

King James Bible
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are saying, 'Isn't the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.'

International Standard Version
They keep saying, 'The right time to build families hasn't yet arrived. The city is the pot and we are the meat.'

NET Bible
They say, 'The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot and we are the meat in it.'

American Standard Version
that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.

English Revised Version
which say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

Young's Literal Translation
who are saying, It is not near -- to build houses, it is the pot, and we the flesh.
















Cross References
2 Peter 3:4
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

2 Kings 4:38
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Jeremiah 1:13
And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

Ezekiel 11:7
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.

Ezekiel 11:11
This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:

Ezekiel 12:22
Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

Ezekiel 24:3
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

Ezekiel 24:6
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

Micah 3:3
Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

Ezekiel 1:1
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Ezekiel 11:2
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
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