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The chapter begins with the prophet\u2014in a vision\u2014viewing some of the officials of Jerusalem, \u201cwho are the men who plan iniquity and plot wickedness in this city, who say: \u2018There is no need now to build houses; this [city] is the pot, and we are the meat\u201d (2-3).<\/span><\/p>\n

Before we get to the pot and the meat, let us take a closer look at the beginning of v.3. The translation we have utilized (JPS) understood the officials as opposing new construction in the city. Likewise, Moshe Greenberg (Anchor Bible <\/span>Ezekiel<\/span><\/i>, 187), taking v.8 into the equation (\u201cyou feared the sword, and the sword I shall bring upon you\u201d), also suggested interpreting the verse as opposition to wasting precious resources on building homes when they were sorely needed for the defense of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, the medieval exegetes understood it otherwise. Rashi, Kara, and Radak all parsed the sentence as two separate items: The prophecy of doom was not yet due (\u201cno need now,\u201d see Ezekiel 12:27: \u201cHe prophesies for the distant future\u201d), therefore it was okay to undertake new construction (\u201cbuild houses!\u201d). Whether to favor the medieval or modern interpretation awaits our resolution of the remainder of v.3: What is the Pot and Who is the Meat?<\/span><\/p>\n

Rashi, et al, in keeping with their earlier parsing, identified the pot with the city of Jerusalem and the meat with its inhabitants, yielding: \u201cWhy not build when we are all stuck in the city anyways?\u201d However, Malbim, who was never reluctant to go his own way, parted company from the medieval interpretation. He identified the pot specifically with the walls of the city of Jerusalem and had the officials warning the people not to build close to it because that increased the danger to them, just as you don\u2019t let meat get too close to the sides of a pot lest it burn.<\/span><\/p>\n

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