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”
Ezekiel 24:3-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 Now speak a parable(A) to the rebellious house. Tell them: This is what the Lord God says:
Put the pot(B) on the fire—
put it on,
and then pour water into it!
4 Place the pieces of meat in it,
every good piece—
thigh and shoulder.
Fill it with choice bones.
5 Take the choicest of the flock
and also pile up the fuel[a] under it.
Bring it to a boil
and cook the bones in it.”
6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
Woe to the city of bloodshed,(C)
the pot that has rust inside it,
and whose rust will not come off!
Empty it piece by piece;
lots should not be cast for its contents.
7 For the blood she shed[b] is still within her.
She put it out on the bare rock;
she didn’t pour it on the ground
to cover it with dust.(D)
8 In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance,(E)
I have put her blood on the bare rock,
so that it would not be covered.
9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
Woe to the city of bloodshed!(F)
I Myself will make the pile of kindling large.
10 Pile on the logs and kindle the fire!
Cook the meat well
and mix in the spices![c][d]
Let the bones be burned!
11 Set the empty pot on its coals
so that it becomes hot and its copper glows.
Then its impurity will melt inside it;
its rust will be consumed.(G)
12 It has frustrated every effort;[e]
its thick rust will not come off.
Into the fire with its rust!
13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness—
since I tried to purify you,
but you would not be purified from your uncleanness—
you will not be pure again
until I have satisfied My wrath on you.(H)
14 I, Yahweh, have spoken.
It is coming, and I will do it!(I)
I will not refrain, I will not show pity,
and I will not relent.
I[f] will judge you
according to your ways and deeds.(J)
This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 24:5 Lit bones
- Ezekiel 24:7 Lit For her blood
- Ezekiel 24:10 Some Hb mss read well; remove the broth; LXX reads fire so that the meat may be cooked and the broth may be reduced
- Ezekiel 24:10 Or and stir the broth
- Ezekiel 24:12 Hb obscure
- Ezekiel 24:14 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read They
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