1. And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the House of יהוה, which faces east. And see, at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Ya‛azanyah son of Azzur, and Pelatyahu son of Benayahu, heads of the people.
2. And He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot wickedness and give evil counsel in this city,
3. who are saying, ‘It is not near, let us build houses. This city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’