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

他们说：‘盖房屋的时候尚未临近；这城是锅，我们是肉。’

他们说：‘盖房屋的时候尚未临近；这城是锅，我们是肉。’

他们说：‘盖房屋的时候尚未临近；这城是锅，我们是肉。’

他们说，‘建造房屋的时候不是到了吗？我们的城像铁锅一样坚固，我们像在锅里的肉一样得到保护。’

他们说：‘建造房屋的时候还没有到；这城是锅，我们是肉。’

他們說：『蓋房屋的時候尚未臨近；這城是鍋，我們是肉。』

他們說：『蓋房屋的時候尚未臨近；這城是鍋，我們是肉。』

他們說：『蓋房屋的時候尚未臨近；這城是鍋，我們是肉。』

他們說，『建造房屋的時候不是到了嗎？我們的城像鐵鍋一樣堅固，我們像在鍋裡的肉一樣得到保護。』

他們說：‘建造房屋的時候還沒有到；這城是鍋，我們是肉。’

他們說：「建造房屋的時候還未臨近呢；這城是鍋，我們是肉呢！」

彼云、建屋之期未至、此邑為鼎、我儕為肉、

云、此邑若鼎、我儕若肉、我當建室、而居其中、禍不及予。

彼云、災禍尚遠、仍可建室、此邑若釜、我儕若肉、

They say,‘ Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.’

They say,‘ Haven’t our houses just been built again? The city is like a pot used for cooking. And we are the meat in it.’

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

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.’

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

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

who say,‘ The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.’

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

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

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

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

“ Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying,‘ The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.’

“ Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel,‘ The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?

and saying,“ Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”

Doom is coming upon you who live in the land! The time is coming, the day is near. There are sounds of tumult, not shouts of joy, on the mountains.

They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.

Recite a proverb to this rebellious house and say to them,‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says:“‘ Set on the pot, set it on, pour water in it too;add the pieces of meat to it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.Take the choice bone of the flock, heap up bones under it; boil rapidly, and boil its bones in it.“‘ Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, the pot whose rot is in it, whose rot has not been removed from it! Empty it piece by piece. No lot has fallen on it.For her blood was in it; she poured it on an exposed rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.To arouse anger, to take vengeance, I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.“‘ Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile high.Pile up the bones, kindle the fire; cook the meat well, mix in the spices, let the bones be charred.Set the empty pot on the coals, until it becomes hot and its copper glows, until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed.It has tried my patience; yet its thick rot is not removed from it. Subject its rot to the fire!You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.“‘ I the LORD have spoken; judgment is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! I will judge you according to your conduct and your deeds, declares the sovereign LORD.’”

Later the LORD asked me,“ What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered,“ I see a branch of an almond tree.”Then the LORD said,“ You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.”The LORD again asked me,“ What do you see?” I answered,“ I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped toward us from the north.”

Therefore, this is what the sovereign LORD says:‘ The corpses you have dumped in the midst of the city are the meat, and this city is the cooking pot, but I will take you out of it.You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,’ declares the sovereign LORD.‘ But I will take you out of the city. And I will hand you over to foreigners. I will execute judgments on you.You will die by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.This city will not be a cooking pot for you, and you will not be meat within it; I will judge you at the border of Israel.

They say,“ Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”