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
New King James Version
3 (A)And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
(B)“Put on a pot, set it on,
And also pour water into it.
4 Gather pieces of meat in it,
Every good piece,
The thigh and the shoulder.
Fill it with choice [a]cuts;
5 Take the choice of the flock.
Also pile fuel bones under it,
Make it boil well,
And let the cuts simmer in it.”
6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Woe to (C)the bloody city,
To the pot whose scum is in it,
And whose scum is not gone from it!
Bring it out piece by piece,
On which no (D)lot has fallen.
7 For her blood is in her midst;
She set it on top of a rock;
(E)She did not pour it on the ground,
To cover it with dust.
8 That it may raise up fury and take vengeance,
(F)I have set her blood on top of a rock,
That it may not be covered.”
9 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
(G)“Woe to the bloody city!
I too will make the pyre great.
10 Heap on the wood,
Kindle the fire;
Cook the meat well,
Mix in the spices,
And let the [b]cuts be burned up.
11 “Then set the pot empty on the coals,
That it may become hot and its bronze may burn,
That (H)its filthiness may be melted in it,
That its scum may be consumed.
12 She has [c]grown weary with [d]lies,
And her great scum has not gone from her.
Let her scum be in the fire!
13 In your (I)filthiness is lewdness.
Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed,
You will (J)not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore,
(K)Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
14 (L)I, the Lord, have spoken it;
(M)It shall come to pass, and I will do it;
I will not hold back,
(N)Nor will I spare,
Nor will I relent;
According to your ways
And according to your deeds
[e]They will judge you,”
Says the Lord God.’ ”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 24:4 Lit. bones
- Ezekiel 24:10 Lit. bones
- Ezekiel 24:12 Or wearied Me
- Ezekiel 24:12 Or toil
- Ezekiel 24:14 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. I
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