Reference

Ezekiel 11:7

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.
5

And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

6

Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

7

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.

8

Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord God.

9

And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.

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Literal Fulfillment
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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses concrete imagery, the "flesh" and "caldron" are clearly metaphorical for the slain and the city, suggesting a symbolic rather than strictly literal interpretation of the events.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes the slain as "flesh" within a "caldron," which is a metaphorical description of their state, not an explicit statement of destruction or perishing. The latter part of the verse, "but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it," suggests a future removal or deliverance rather than continued destruction.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a message being delivered by God ("thus saith the Lord God") but does not specify *how* that message was communicated to the prophet Ezekiel (e.g., dream, vision, audible voice). It focuses on the content of the message rather than the method of its reception.