Eze 24 | NASB1995 | STEP | And the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year , in the tenth month , on the tenth of the month , saying ,

Ezekiel 24

Parable of the Boiling Pot

1 And the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, saying, 2 “Son of man, write the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon ^{▼▼ Lit leaned on}has ^blaid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3 “Speak a ^cparable to the ^drebellious house and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch}God, “Put on the ^fpot, put it on and also pour water in it;
4 ^{▼▼ Lit Gather her pieces
,} ^hPut in it the pieces,
Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder;
Fill it with choice bones.
5 “Take the ⁱchoicest of the flock,
And also pile ^{▼▼ Lit bones}wood under ^{▼▼ Lit it}the pot.
Make it boil vigorously.
Also seethe its bones in it.”

6 ‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the ^lbloody 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,
^{▼▼ Lit No lot has fallen on it}Without making a choice.
7 “For her blood is in her midst;
She placed it on the bare rock;
She did not ⁿpour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.
8 “That it may ^ocause wrath to come up to take vengeance,
I have put her blood on the bare rock,
That it may not be covered.”

9 ‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ^p“Woe to the bloody city!
I also will make the pile great.
10 “Heap on the wood, kindle the fire,
^{▼▼ Lit Complete}Boil the flesh well
And mix in the spices,
And let the bones be burned.
11 “Then ^rset it empty on its coals
So that it may be hot
And its bronze may ^{▼▼ Lit become hot}glow
And its ^tfilthiness may be melted in it,
Its rust consumed.
12 “She has ^uwearied Me with toil,
Yet her great rust has not gone from her;
Let her rust be in the fire!
13 “In your filthiness is lewdness.
Because I would have cleansed you,
Yet you are ^vnot clean,
You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again
Until I have ^{▼▼ Lit caused to rest
,} ^xspent My wrath on you.

14 “I, the Lord, have spoken; it is ^ycoming and I will act. I will not relent, and I will not ^zpity and I will not be sorry; ^aaaccording to your ways and according to your deeds ^{▼▼ So with several ancient mss and versions; M.T. they}I will judge you,” declares the Lord God.’”

Death of Ezekiel’s Wife Is a Sign

15 And the word of the Lord came to me saying, 16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the ^acdesire of your eyes with a ^adblow; but you shall not ^aemourn and you shall not weep, and your ^aftears shall not come. 17 “Groan silently; make ^agno mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and ^ahdo not eat the bread of men.” 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. 19 The people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?” 20 Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me saying, 21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the ^aidesire of your eyes and the delight of your soul; and your ^ajsons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22 ‘You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men. 23 ‘Your turbans will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet. You ^akwill not mourn and you will not weep, but ^alyou will rot away in your iniquities and you will groan ^{▼▼ Lit a man to his brother}to one another. 24 ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a ^ansign to you; according to all that he has done you will do; when it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’”

25 ‘As for you, son of man, will it not be on the day when I take from them their ^aostronghold, the joy of their ^{▼▼ Or beauty}pride, the desire of their eyes and ^{▼▼ Lit the lifting up of their soul}their heart’s delight, their sons and their daughters, 26 that on that day he who ^arescapes will come to you with information for your ears? 27 ‘On that day your ^asmouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and be mute no longer. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”