2. Then [the Spirit] said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city,
3. Who say, [The time] is not near to build houses; this city is the boiling pot and we are the flesh.
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, Speak. Say, Thus says the Lord: This is what you thought, O house of Israel, for I know the things that come into your mind.
6. You have multiplied your slain in this city and you have filled its streets with the slain.
7. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Your slain whom you have laid in your midst; they are the flesh and this city is the boiling pot, but you shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.