Ezekiel 11:2

2 Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give bad advice in this city.

Ezekiel 11:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 11:2

Then said he unto me, son of man
That is, the Lord, or, the Spirit of the Lord, that lifted him up: these [are] the men that devise mischief;
or "vanity" ^F4; this is to be understood not of the two only that are named, though it may of them chiefly; but of all the twenty five, who formed schemes for the holding out of the siege, and for the security of the city, and of themselves in it, which was all folly and vanity: and give wicked counsel in this city;
either in ecclesiastical affairs, to forsake the worship of God, and cleave to the idols of the nations; or in civil things, as follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 (Nwa) "vanitatem", Calvin, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius; "vanum", Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezekiel 11:2 In-Context

1 Then the Spirit lifted me and took me to the east gate of the LORD's temple. (It's the gate that faces east.) Twenty-five men were at the entrance of the gate. I saw among them Azzur's son Jaazaniah and Benaiah's son Pelatiah. They were leaders of the people.

2 Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, these are the men who plan evil and give bad advice in this city.

3 They say, 'It's almost time to rebuild homes. This city is a cooking pot, and we're the meat.'

4 So prophesy against them. Prophesy, son of man."

5 The LORD's Spirit came to me and told me to say, "This is what the LORD says: You are saying these things, nation of Israel. But I know what's going through your mind.