Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then he told me, "Son of Man, these men are plotting evil and are giving wicked advice in this city.
New American Standard Bible
He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and
King James Version
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Holman Bible
The Lord said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plan evil
A Conservative Version
And he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city,
American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
Amplified
Then the Spirit said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise evil and give wicked advice in this city,
Bible in Basic English
Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:
Darby Translation
And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to say to me, Son of man, these the men purposing vanity and counseling evil counsel in this city
King James 2000
Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to me, "Son of man, these [are] the men {who devise mischief}, and [who are] offering bad counsel in this city,
Modern King James verseion
And He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou son of man: these men imagine mischief, and a wicked counsel take they in this city,
NET Bible
The Lord said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.
New Heart English Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;
The Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto me, Son of man, These, are the men who are devising iniquity, and who are counselling wicked counsel in this city;
Webster
Then said he to me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
World English Bible
He said to me, Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity, and who give wicked counsel in this city;
Youngs Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, these are the men who are devising iniquity, and who are giving evil counsel in this city;
Themes
Evil » Devices » General references to
Jaazaniah » A wicked prince of judah
Pelatiah » A prince against whom ezekiel prophesied, and who fell dead at the close of the prophecy
Interlinear
Chashab
'aven
Ra`
`etsah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 11:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On Evil Rulers
1 The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east facing gate of the LORD's Temple. At the entrance of the gate I saw 25 men. Included among them were Azzur's son Jaazaniah and Benaiah's son Pelatiah, who were princes of the people. 2 Then he told me, "Son of Man, these men are plotting evil and are giving wicked advice in this city. 3 They keep saying, "The right time to build families hasn't yet arrived. The city is the pot and we are the meat.'
Cross References
Psalm 2:1-2
Why are the nations in an uproar, and their people involved in a vain plot?
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue, like a sharp razor, devises wicked things and crafts treachery.
Isaiah 30:1
"Oh, you stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out plans but they are not mine, and who make alliances but not by my Spirit, piling sin upon sin.
Jeremiah 5:5
Let me go to the leaders and speak to them. For they know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God." "But they, all together, have broken the yoke and torn off the restraints.
Esther 8:3
Then Esther spoke to the king again and fell at his feet. She wept and pleaded with him for mercy to overturn the evil plan devised by Haman the Agagite and his plot against the Jewish people.
Psalm 36:4
He devises iniquity on his bed and is determined to follow a path that is not good. He does not resist evil.
Isaiah 59:4
No one brings a lawsuit fairly, and no one goes to law honestly; they have relied on empty arguments and they tell lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said, "Come, let's make up a plot against Jeremiah. After all, the priest's instruction, the wise man's counsel, and the prophet's message won't be destroyed. So let's verbally attack him. Pay no attention to anything he says!"
Micah 2:1-2
"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so.