Ezekiel 11:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
who say,הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים
(ha·'o·me·rim,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Is not [the time] nearבְקָרֹ֖וב
(ve·ka·ro·vv)
7138: nearfrom qarab
to buildבְּנֹ֣ות
(be·no·vt)
1129: to builda prim. root
houses?בָּתִּ֑ים
(bat·tim;)
1004: a housea prim. root
Thisהִ֣יא
(hi)
1931: he, she, ita prim. pronoun
[city] is the potהַסִּ֔יר
(has·sir,)
5518a: a potprobably of foreign origin
and we are the flesh.'הַבָּשָֽׂר׃
(hab·ba·sar.)
1320: fleshfrom basar


















KJV Lexicon
Which say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
It is not near
qarowb  (kaw-robe')
near (in place, kindred or time)
let us build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
this city is the caldron
ciyr  (seer)
a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
and we be the flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
who say, 'Is not the time near to build houses? This city is the pot and we are the flesh.'

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are saying, 'Isn't the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.'

International Standard Version
They keep saying, 'The right time to build families hasn't yet arrived. The city is the pot and we are the meat.'

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They say, 'It's almost time to rebuild homes. This city is a cooking pot, and we're the meat.'

King James 2000 Bible
Who say, It is not near for us to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
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