Ezekiel 24:3-14
New American Standard Bible
3 Present a (A)parable to the (B)rebellious house and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord [a]God says:
“Put on the (C)pot, put it on and also pour water into it;
4 [b](D)Put in it the pieces of meat,
Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder;
Fill it with choice bones.
5 Take the (E)choicest of the flock,
And also stack [c]wood under [d]the pot.
Make it boil vigorously.
Also boil its bones in it.”
6 ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
“Woe to the (F)bloody city,
To the pot in which there is rust
And whose rust has not gone out of it!
Take out of it piece after piece,
[e]Without making a choice.
7 For her blood is in her midst;
She placed it on the bare rock;
She did not (G)pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.
8 So that it may (H)cause wrath to come up to take vengeance,
I have put her blood on the bare rock,
So that it will not be covered.”
9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
“(I)Woe to the bloody city!
I also will make the wood pile great.
10 Heap on the wood, kindle the fire,
[f]Cook the meat thoroughly
And mix in the spices,
And let the bones be burned up.
11 Then (J)set it empty on its burning coals
So that it may be hot
And its bronze may [g]glow,
And its (K)filthiness may be melted in it,
Its rust eliminated.
12 She has (L)wearied Me with work,
Yet her great rust has not gone from her;
Let her rust be in the fire!
13 In your filthiness is outrageous sin.
Because I would have cleansed you,
Yet you are (M)not clean,
You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again
Until I have [h](N)expended My wrath on you.
14 I, the Lord, have spoken; it is (O)coming and I will act. I will not overlook, I will not (P)pity, and I will not be sorry; (Q)according to your ways and according to your deeds [i]I will judge you,” declares the Lord God.’”
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- Ezekiel 24:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 24:4 Lit Gather her pieces
- Ezekiel 24:5 Cf. v 10; MT bones
- Ezekiel 24:5 Lit it
- Ezekiel 24:6 Lit No lot has fallen on it
- Ezekiel 24:10 Lit Finish
- Ezekiel 24:11 Lit burn
- Ezekiel 24:13 Lit caused to rest
- Ezekiel 24:14 As in several mss and ancient versions; MT they
Ezekiel 24:3-14
Lexham English Bible
3 And deliver a proverb[a] to the rebellious house,[b] and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Place the pot! Place it and also pour water into it. 4 Gather its pieces to it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder, fill it with choice bones; 5 take the choicest of the flock, and also pile the bones[c] under it; boil it vigorously;[d] indeed,[e] its bones boiled in the midst of it.”’”
6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the city of bloodguilt! A pot that has its rust in it; its rust did not go out from it.[f] Bring it out piece by piece;[g] one is as good as another.[h] 7 For her blood was in the midst of her; she put it on a bare rock;[i] she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.[j] 8 To stir up rage, to avenge myself through vengeance, I placed its blood on the barrenness of a rock, so that it may not be covered.”[k]
9 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the city of bloodguilt! I, even I, will make the pile of wood great! 10 Pile up the logs; kindle the fire; finish cooking the meat, and mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned.[l] 11 And make it stand[m] empty upon its burning coals so that it may become hot, and its copper may become molten and be melted in the midst of it,[n] so that its uncleanness and its rust be consumed. 12 Through effort she has caused weariness; its thick rust[o] went not out of it. Its rust! Into the fire with its rust! 13 In your uncleanness is obscene conduct, because I cleansed you, but you were not clean from your uncleanness; you will not be clean again until I fully vent my rage[p] on you. 14 I, Yahweh, I have spoken. It is coming, and I did it; I will not disregard, and I will not take pity, and I will not reconsider. According to your ways and according to your deeds they will judge you!”[q] declares[r] the Lord Yahweh.
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- Ezekiel 24:3 Literally “quote a proverb”; “proverb a proverb”
- Ezekiel 24:3 Literally “the house of rebellion”
- Ezekiel 24:5 Or possibly “logs”; the difference is one letter in Hebrew
- Ezekiel 24:5 Literally “boil its boiling”
- Ezekiel 24:5 Or “also”
- Ezekiel 24:6 Literally “rust her not went forth from her”
- Ezekiel 24:6 Literally “according to its pieces”
- Ezekiel 24:6 Literally “no lot has fallen on it”
- Ezekiel 24:7 Literally “on barrenness of a rock she put it”
- Ezekiel 24:7 Or “earth” or “dirt”
- Ezekiel 24:8 Literally “so as not to be covered”
- Ezekiel 24:10 Or “charred”
- Ezekiel 24:11 Literally “cause it to stand”
- Ezekiel 24:11 Literally “her”
- Ezekiel 24:12 Literally “the abundance of its rust”
- Ezekiel 24:13 Literally “until causing rest I to my rage”
- Ezekiel 24:14 Or “I will judge”
- Ezekiel 24:14 Literally “declaration of”
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