Ezekiel 24
Parable of the Boiling Pot
1 Now 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. 3Present a cparable to the drebellious house and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord ▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
God says:“Put on the fpot, put it on and also pour water into it;4 ▼
▼Lit Gather her pieces
,
hPut in it the pieces of meat,Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder;
Fill it with choice bones.
5 “Take the ichoicest of the flock,
And also stack ▼
▼Cf. v 10; MT bones
wood under ▼▼Lit it
the pot.Make it boil vigorously.
Also boil its bones in it.”
6 ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:“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 “So that it may ocause 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:“ pWoe to the bloody city!
I also will make the wood pile great.
10 “Heap on the wood, kindle the fire,
▼
▼Lit Finish
Cook the meat thoroughlyAnd mix in the spices,
And let the bones be burned up.
11 “Then rset it empty on its burning coals
So that it may be hot
And its bronze may ▼
▼Lit burn
glow,And its tfilthiness may be melted in it,
Its rust eliminated.
12 “She has uwearied 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 vnot clean,
You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again
Until I have ▼
▼Lit caused to rest
,
xexpended My wrath on you.14 I, the Lord, have spoken; it is ycoming and I will act. I will not overlook, I will not zpity, and I will not be sorry; aaaccording to your ways and according to your deeds ▼
▼As in several mss and ancient versions; MT 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 acwhat is precious to your eyes with a adfatal blow; but you shall not aemourn and you shall not weep, and your aftears shall not come. 17Groan silently; do agno mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not ▼▼Covering the beard and mustache was a mourning custom
cover your mustache, and aido not eat the ▼▼I.e., food from others for mourners
bread of other people.” 18So 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. 19And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are doing?” 20Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21‘Speak to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, akthat which is precious in your eyes and the longing of your soul; and your alsons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22And you will do just as I have done; you will not ▼▼See note 1 v 17
cover your mustache, and you will not eat the ▼▼See note 2 v 17
bread of other people. 23Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You aowill not mourn and you will not weep; but apyou will rot away in your guilty deeds, and you will groan ▼▼Lit each to his brother
to one another. 24So Ezekiel will be a arsign 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 asstronghold, the joy of their splendor, that which is precious in their eyes and their ▼▼Lit soul’s burden
heart’s longing, their sons and their daughters, 26that on that day the one who auescapes will come to you with information for your ears? 27On that day your avmouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and no longer be silenced. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”
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