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OET-LV The_say not in/on/at/with_near to_build houses it the_pot and_we the_meat.
UHB הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים לֹ֥א בְקָר֖וֹב בְּנ֣וֹת בָּתִּ֑ים הִ֣יא הַסִּ֔יר וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ ‡
(hāʼomrim loʼ ⱱəqārōⱱ bənōt bāttim hiyʼ haşşir vaʼₐnaḩnū habāsār.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT They are saying, ‘The time to build houses is not now; this city is the pot, and we are the meat.’
UST They say, ‘It is not the time to build houses yet, but just as pieces of meat are carefully stored in covered pots we will be protected from the bad things that will happen to others.’
BSB They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot,[fn] and we are the meat.’
11:3 Or cauldron
OEB { }
WEB who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’
WMB (Same as above)
NET They say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot and we are the meat in it.’
LSV who are saying, It [is] not near—to build houses, it [is] the pot, and we [are] the flesh.
FBV They're saying, ‘Is this the time for us to be building houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat inside it.’[fn]
11:3 The meaning of this verse is unclear. Literally it is, “not near to build houses. It (the city) the cooking pot, we the meat.” It may be that the first part is a negative reaction to Jeremiah's advice to build houses for an extended exile in Babylon (Jeremiah 29:5). Alternatively, some interpret the phrase to mean that soon it will be time to build houses in Jerusalem again—in other words the crisis will pass. As for the cooking pot analogy, some believe it may suggest that the people (the “meat”) are safe in Jerusalem (the “pot”). Others see this as an expression of fear, of becoming like meat being boiled in a pot.
T4T They say, ‘Everything will go well for us, so it will surely soon be [RHQ] time to build houses. We are like [MET] fine/choice pieces of meat that are carefully stored in covered pots, and we are protected from the bad things that will happen to others.’
LEB who are saying, “The building of houses is not near; the city is the pot, and we are the flesh.
BBE Who say, This is not the time for building houses: this town is the cooking-pot and we are the flesh.
MOF No MOF EZE book available
JPS that say: The time is not near to build houses! this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
ASV that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
DRA Saying: Were not houses lately built? This city is the caldron, and we the flesh.
YLT who are saying, It [is] not near — to build houses, it [is] the pot, and we the flesh.
DBY who say, It is not the time to build houses: this is the cauldron, and we are the flesh.
RV which say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
WBS Who say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
KJB-1769 Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.[fn]
11.3 It is…: or, It is not for us to build houses near
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 EZE book available
BB Saying, It is not neare, let vs builde houses: this Hierusalem is the cauldron, and we be the fleshe.
(Saying, It is not neare, let us builde houses: this Yerusalem is the cauldron, and we be the flesh.)
GNV For they say, It is not neere, let vs builde houses: this citie is the caldron, and wee be the flesh.
(For they say, It is not neere, let us builde houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. )
CB sayenge: Tush, there is no destruccion at honde, let vs buylde houses: This Ierusalem is the cauldron, & we be the flesh.
(sayenge: Tush, there is no destruccion at honde, let us buylde houses: This Yerusalem is the cauldron, and we be the flesh.)
WYC and seien, Whether housis weren not bildid a while ago? this is the cawdrun, forsothe we ben fleischis.
(and said, Whether houses were not bildid a while ago? this is the cawdrun, forsothe we been fleshis.)
LUT Denn sie sprechen: Es ist nicht so nahe, laßt uns nur Häuser bauen; sie ist der Topf, so sind wir das Fleisch.
(Because they/she/them sprechen: It is not so nahe, laßt uns nur Häuser bauen; they/she/them is the Topf, so are wir the flesh.)
CLV dicentes: Nonne dudum ædificatæ sunt domus? hæc est lebes, nos autem carnes.
(saying: Isn't_it dudum ædificatæ are domus? this it_is lebes, we however carnes. )
BRN who say, Have not the houses been newly built? This is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
BrLXX Οἱ λέγοντες, οὐχὶ προσφάτως ᾠκοδόμηνται αἱ οἰκίαι; αὕτη ἐστὶν ὁ λέβης, ἡμεῖς δὲ τὰ κρέα.
(Hoi legontes, ouⱪi prosfatōs ōkodomaʸntai hai oikiai; hautaʸ estin ho lebaʸs, haʸmeis de ta krea. )
11:1-11 Having given Ezekiel a glimpse of the divine perspective on Jerusalem, the Spirit brought him back to overhear the words of the city’s inhabitants. The wicked counselors asserted that though the assault by the Babylonians (the fire) was troublesome (hot), the defenses of the city (the iron pot) were sufficient to protect them (the meat). These counselors were telling people to build houses—on stolen land (see 11:15, 17)—in which they could live safely. God, however, was determined to judge the wicked.
(Occurrence 0) The time to build houses is not now
(Some words not found in UHB: the,say not in/on/at/with,near daughters_of houses she/it the,pot and,we the,meat )
This shows the people feel so secure they are not worried about building houses now. Other versions of the Bible read, “Now is the time to build our houses.” This would mean that the people want to build houses because they feel secure.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) this city is the pot, and we are the meat
(Some words not found in UHB: the,say not in/on/at/with,near daughters_of houses she/it the,pot and,we the,meat )
The people speak of themselves as if they were good cuts of meat and of the city as if it were a pot in which the meat was stored or cooked. The metaphor suggests that they are important and safe within the city. Alternate translation: “This city is like a pot that will protect us as a pot protects meat”
(Occurrence 0) the pot
(Some words not found in UHB: the,say not in/on/at/with,near daughters_of houses she/it the,pot and,we the,meat )
This could mean: (1) a pot for storing meat or (2) a pot for cooking meat.