Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’ Young's Literal Translation who are saying, It [is] not near—to build houses, it [is] the pot, and we 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. Hebrew They are saying,הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים (hā·’ō·mə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Is not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the time near בְקָר֖וֹב (ḇə·qā·rō·wḇ) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near to build בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build houses? בָּתִּ֑ים (bāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house The city הִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a cooking pot, הַסִּ֔יר (has·sîr) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 5518: A pot, a thorn, a hook and we וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We are the meat.’ הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ (hab·bā·śār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man |