New International Version
They say, 'Haven't our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.'

New Living Translation
They say to the people, ‘Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.’

English Standard Version
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’

Berean Study Bible
They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’

New American Standard Bible
who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot and we are the meat.’

NASB 1995
who say, 'Is not the time near to build houses? This city is the pot and we are the flesh.'

NASB 1977
who say, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? This city is the pot and we are the flesh.’

Amplified Bible
who say, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? This city is [secure just like] the pot and we are the meat [in it].’

Christian Standard Bible
They are saying, ‘Isn’t the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are saying, 'Isn't the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.'

Contemporary English Version
They say things like, 'Let's build more houses. This city is like a cooking pot over a fire, and we are the meat, but at least the pot keeps us from being burned in the fire.'

Good News Translation
They say, 'We will soon be building houses again. The city is like a cooking pot, and we are like the meat in it, but at least it protects us from the fire.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They say, 'It's almost time to rebuild homes. This city is a cooking pot, and we're the meat.'

International Standard Version
They keep saying, 'The right time to build families hasn't yet arrived. The city is the pot and we are the meat.'

NET Bible
They say, 'The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot and we are the meat in it.'