What does Ezekiel 11:3 reveal about the people's attitude toward God's warnings?

Ezekiel 11:3 — “They say, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? This city is the pot, and we are the meat.’”

• Brazen disregard: They shrug off the prophetic alarms, acting as though judgment is distant and irrelevant (cf. Isaiah 22:13).

• False security: Calling Jerusalem “the pot” and themselves “the meat” shows smug confidence that the city’s walls will shield them from Babylon’s “fire” (Jeremiah 7:4; Micah 3:11).

• Presumptuous privilege: They liken themselves to the prized portion inside the pot, assuming God’s favor cannot be withdrawn (Amos 6:1).

• Willful deafness: By urging one another to settle in and “build houses,” they blunt any sense of urgency to repent (Ezekiel 12:22–28).

• Flippant attitude toward sin: Their metaphor turns a warning of coming heat into a boast of comfort, revealing hearts hardened against correction (Proverbs 29:1).