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.’

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 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.

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

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

“ Son of man, the people of Israel are saying,‘ He’s talking about the distant future. His visions won’t come true for a long, long time.’

“ Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel:‘ Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’

They will say,“ What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”

O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning. The time has come; the day of trouble is near. Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains, not shouts of joy.

You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.

Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign Lord:“ Put a pot on the fire, and pour in some water.Fill it with choice pieces of meat— the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.Use only the best sheep from the flock, and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat.“ Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits Jerusalem, the city of murderers! She is a cooking pot whose corruption can’t be cleaned out. Take the meat out in random order, for no piece is better than another.For the blood of her murders is splashed on the rocks. It isn’t even spilled on the ground, where the dust could cover it!So I will splash her blood on a rock for all to see, an expression of my anger and vengeance against her.“ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits Jerusalem, the city of murderers! I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her.Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat with many spices, and afterward burn the bones.Now set the empty pot on the coals. Heat it red hot! Burn away the filth and corruption.But it’s hopeless; the corruption can’t be cleaned out. So throw it into the fire.Your impurity is your lewdness and the corruption of your idolatry. I tried to cleanse you, but you refused. So now you will remain in your filth until my fury against you has been satisfied.“ I, the Lord, have spoken! The time has come, and I won’t hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign Lord.”

Then the Lord said to me,“ Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And I replied,“ I see a branch from an almond tree.”And the Lord said,“ That’s right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans.”Then the Lord spoke to me again and asked,“ What do you see now?” And I replied,“ I see a pot of boiling water, spilling from the north.”

“ Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: This city is an iron pot all right, but the pieces of meat are the victims of your injustice. As for you, I will soon drag you from this pot.I will bring on you the sword of war you so greatly fear, says the Sovereign Lord.I will drive you out of Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners, who will carry out my judgments against you.You will be slaughtered all the way to the borders of Israel. I will execute judgment on you, and you will know that I am the Lord.No, this city will not be an iron pot for you, and you will not be like meat safe inside it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel,

They even mock God and say,“ Hurry up and do something! We want to see what you can do. Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan, for we want to know what it is.”