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Ezekiel 11 Summary
Judgment and Promise to the Remnant
The Spirit lifts Ezekiel to the east gate of the Lord's house where he sees twenty-five men including two princes, Jaazaniah and Pelatiah, who devise mischief and speak wickedly, comparing Jerusalem to a cauldron where they are safe. Ezekiel prophesies against them, declaring that the slain in the city are the flesh and God will deliver the people to strangers and judge them in the border of Israel. When Pelatiah dies during the prophecy, Ezekiel cries out asking if God will consume the remnant. God then promises that though He has scattered Israel among the nations, He will gather them again, give them one heart and a new spirit, and they shall be His people.
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Key verses
Ezekiel 11:5
“And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.”
Ezekiel 11:13
“And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”
Ezekiel 11:17
“Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”
Ezekiel 11:19
“And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:”
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