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Recite a proverb to this rebellious house[a] and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Set on the pot,[b] set it on,
pour water in it too;
add the pieces of meat to it,
every good piece,
the thigh and the shoulder;
fill it with choice bones.
Take the choice bone of the flock,
heap up wood under it;
boil rapidly,
and boil its bones in it.

“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed,
the pot whose rot[c] is in it,
whose rot has not been removed[d] from it!
Empty it piece by piece.
No lot has fallen on it.[e]
For her blood was in it;
she poured it on an exposed rock;
she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.
To arouse anger, to take vengeance,
I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:3 sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).
  2. Ezekiel 24:3 sn See Ezek 11:3-12.
  3. Ezekiel 24:6 tn Or “rust.”
  4. Ezekiel 24:6 tn Heb “has not gone out.”
  5. Ezekiel 24:6 tn Here “lot” may refer to the decision made by casting lots; it is not chosen at all.

Tell this rebellious people(A) a parable(B) and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Put on the cooking pot;(C) put it on
    and pour water into it.
Put into it the pieces of meat,
    all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder.
Fill it with the best of these bones;(D)
    take the pick of the flock.(E)
Pile wood beneath it for the bones;
    bring it to a boil
    and cook the bones in it.(F)

“‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Woe(G) to the city of bloodshed,(H)
    to the pot now encrusted,
    whose deposit will not go away!
Take the meat out piece by piece
    in whatever order(I) it comes.(J)

“‘For the blood she shed is in her midst:
    She poured it on the bare rock;
she did not pour it on the ground,
    where the dust would cover it.(K)
To stir up wrath and take revenge
    I put her blood on the bare rock,
    so that it would not be covered.

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