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I will judge you even to the borders of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This city shall not be your cauldron, nor shall you be the meat in the midst of it. I will judge you at the border of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat within it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This <i>city</i> shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; <i>but</i> I will judge you in the border of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This <i>city</i> shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This <i>city</i> will not be a pot for you, nor will you be meat in the midst of it; I will judge you to the border of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, but I will judge you to the border of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“This <i>city</i> will not be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, <i>but</i> I shall judge you to the border of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />This <i>city</i> will not be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, <i>but</i> I will judge you to the border of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This <i>city</i> will not be a pot for you, nor will you be meat [safe] in it, but I will judge you at the border of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city will not be a pot for you, and you will not be the meat within it. I will judge you at the border of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city will not be a pot for you, and you will not be the meat within it. I will judge you at the border of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; I will judge you in the border of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You leaders claim to be meat in a cooking pot, but you won't be protected by this city. No, you will die at the border of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; I will judge you in the border of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The city will not be your cooking pot, and you will not be the meat in it. I will judge you at Israel's borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This city will not protect you the way a pot protects the meat in it. I will punish you wherever you may be in the land of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This city won't be your cooking pot and neither will you be the meat in it, because I'm going to judge you as far as the borders of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat within it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This shall not be your caldron, neither shall you be the meat in its midst; I will judge you in the border of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst of it; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This will not be your cauldron, neither will you be the meat in the middle of it. I will judge you in the border of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It is not for a pot for you, "" Nor are you for flesh in its midst, "" I judge you at the border of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It is not to you for a pot, Nor are ye in its midst for flesh, At the border of Israel I do judge you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This shall not be to you for a pot, and ye shall not be in the midst of her for flesh; upon the bound of Israel will I judge you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This shall not be as a caldron to you, and you shall not be as flesh in the midst thereof: I will judge you in the borders of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This city will not be a cooking pot for you, and you will not be like meat in its midst. I will judge you within the borders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The city shall not be a pot for you, nor shall you be meat within it. At the borders of Israel I will judge you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This city shall not be your pot, and you shall not be the meat inside it; I will judge you at the border of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall you be the meat in the midst of it; but I will judge you in the border of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she will not be the pot for you and you will not be meat in it, and upon the borders of Israel I shall judge you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though this city shall not be your caldron, ye shall be the flesh in the midst thereof; I will judge you upon the border of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2338" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/11.htm">Evil in High Places</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you even to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">The city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5518.htm" title="5518: lə·sîr (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- Or ciyrah; or cirah; from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn; by implication, a hook.">a pot</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">nor will you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: lə·ḇā·śār (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: ’eš·pōṭ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To judge, govern. ">I will judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">even to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the borders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Then you will know that I am the LORD. For you have neither followed My statutes nor practiced My ordinances, but you have conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4-7</a></span><br />Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’ / For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, / if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8-10</a></span><br />But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. / I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them. / And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Jeremiah 29:16-19</a></span><br />this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile— / this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. / I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17-22</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. / And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces. / The officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9-11</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. / Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2-5</a></span><br />Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. / In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. / He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Amos 9:8-10</a></span><br />Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. / “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground. / All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-6</a></span><br />“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a></span><br />where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27-29</a></span><br />Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” / It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall you be the flesh in the middle thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-3.htm">Ezekiel 11:3,7-10</a></b></br> Which say, <i>It is</i> not near; let us build houses: this <i>city is</i> the caldron, and we <i>be</i> the flesh… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Caldron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Cauldron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Cooking-Pot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-9.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-3.htm">Caldron</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Cauldron</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-3.htm">Cooking-Pot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-23.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-19.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-3.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-18.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">The presumption of the princes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-4.htm">Their sin and judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel complaining, God shows him his purpose in saving a remnant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">The glory of God leaves the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Ezekiel is returned to the captivity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The city will not be a pot for you</b><br>In this phrase, the metaphor of the city as a pot and the people as meat is a continuation of a theme found earlier in <a href="/ezekiel/11.htm">Ezekiel 11</a>. The leaders of Jerusalem had falsely assured the people that they were safe within the city, likening it to a pot that protects its contents. This imagery is significant because it reflects a false sense of security. Historically, Jerusalem was seen as a fortified city, believed to be impenetrable due to its walls and divine favor. However, God is declaring through Ezekiel that this perceived protection is an illusion. The pot, instead of being a place of safety, will not serve its intended purpose, indicating impending judgment and destruction.<p><b>nor will you be the meat within it</b><br>The people of Jerusalem considered themselves the choice meat, safe and secure within the pot of the city. This phrase dismantles that belief, emphasizing that they will not be preserved or protected. The imagery of meat suggests value and importance, but God is making it clear that their status will not save them. This ties into the broader biblical theme of misplaced trust in human strength and structures rather than in God. The leaders' false prophecies and assurances are exposed as lies, and the people are warned of the consequences of their rebellion and idolatry.<p><b>I will judge you even to the borders of Israel</b><br>This phrase underscores the extent and inevitability of God's judgment. The mention of the "borders of Israel" indicates that the judgment will be comprehensive, reaching every part of the land. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian conquest, where the judgment was not confined to Jerusalem but affected the entire nation. Theologically, it highlights God's sovereignty and justice, as His judgment is not limited by geographical boundaries. This also connects to the broader biblical narrative of exile and restoration, where judgment serves as a precursor to eventual redemption. The phrase serves as a warning and a call to repentance, reminding the people of God's ultimate authority over all nations and lands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the mouthpiece of God, delivering messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City (Jerusalem)</a></b><br>The city represents the people of Israel who are being judged for their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>The Israelites who have been taken into Babylonian captivity, to whom Ezekiel is prophesying.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_leaders_of_israel.htm">The Leaders of Israel</a></b><br>The corrupt leaders who have misled the people, thinking they are safe within Jerusalem, likened to meat in a pot.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_borders_of_israel.htm">The Borders of Israel</a></b><br>The place where God declares He will execute judgment, signifying that His judgment will reach beyond the city itself.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and reaches beyond physical boundaries. It is a reminder that no place is safe from His righteous judgment if we are living in disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a></b><br>Like the Israelites who believed they were safe within Jerusalem, we must be wary of placing our security in anything other than God. True safety is found in obedience to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>The call to repentance is urgent. We must examine our lives and turn away from sin, seeking God's mercy and aligning ourselves with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>Leaders are held to a high standard. Those in positions of authority must lead with integrity and righteousness, guiding others towards God rather than away from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God offers hope. His ultimate desire is for restoration and reconciliation, pointing us to the promise of redemption through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_confirm_joshua_11_conquests.htm">Are there any external historical records confirming the conquests detailed in Joshua 11?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_external_sources_on_ezekiel_11.htm">Ezekiel 11:1-3 mentions city leaders plotting 'evil' against Jerusalem; are there any external historical or archaeological sources confirming such conspiracies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_11_12-15_align_with_sparing.htm">How does the absolute obedience in Joshua 11:12-15 align with prior instructions about sparing certain peoples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_biblical_reasons_for_divorce.htm">What does executing great judgment mean in Ezekiel 25:11?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The city</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֗יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִהְיֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a pot for you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְסִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5518.htm">Strong's 5518: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pot, a thorn, a hook</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor will you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתֶּ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּהְי֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the meat</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָשָׂ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within it.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוֹכָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will judge</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט</span> <span class="translit">(’eš·pōṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the borders</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/11-11.htm">Ezekiel 11:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/11-11.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 11:11 This city shall not be your caldron (Ezek. 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