Ezekiel 24:2-12
New American Standard Bible
3Present a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: 'Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water into it;
4 Put in it the pieces of meat, Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; Fill it with choice bones.
7For her blood is in her midst; She placed it on the bare rock; She did not pour it on the ground To cover it with dust.
8So that it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on the bare rock, So that it will not be covered.'
9Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: 'Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the wood pile great.
10Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Cook the meat thoroughly And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned up.
11Then set it empty on its burning coals So that it may be hot And its bronze may glow, And its filthiness may be melted in it, Its rust eliminated.
12She has wearied Me with work, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire!
King James Version
Chapter 24
2Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 5Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. 6Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 8That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. 10Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed. 12She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.Christian Standard Bible
3Now speak a parable to the rebellious house. Tell them, 'This is what the Lord God says: Put the pot on the fire -- put it on, and then pour water into it!
4Place the pieces of meat in it, every good piece -- thigh and shoulder. Fill it with choice bones.
5Take the choicest of the flock and also pile up the fuel 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, the pot that has corrosion inside it, and its corrosion has not come out of it! Empty it piece by piece; lots should not be cast for its contents.
7For the blood she shed 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.
8In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, 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! I myself will make the pile of kindling large.
10Pile on the logs and kindle the fire! Cook the meat well and mix in the spices! Let the bones be burned!
11Set the empty pot on its coals so that it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt inside it; its corrosion will be consumed.
12It has frustrated every effort; its thick corrosion will not come off. Into the fire with its corrosion!
New Living Translation
3Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign Lord: 'Put a pot on the fire, and pour in some water.
4Fill it with choice pieces of meat — the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.
5Use only the best sheep from the flock, and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat.
6'Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits Jerusalem, the city of murderers! She is a cooking pot whose corruption can’t be cleaned out. Take the meat out in random order, for no piece is better than another.
7For the blood of her murders is splashed on the rocks. It isn’t even spilled on the ground, where the dust could cover it!
8So I will splash her blood on a rock for all to see, an expression of my anger and vengeance against her.
9'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits Jerusalem, the city of murderers! I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her.
10Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat with many spices, and afterward burn the bones.
11Now set the empty pot on the coals. Heat it red hot! Burn away the filth and corruption.
12But it’s hopeless; the corruption can’t be cleaned out. So throw it into the fire.
English Standard Version
Chapter 24
2“Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: “Set on the pot, set it on; pour in water also;
4put in it the pieces of meat, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.
5Take the choicest one of the flock; pile the logs under it; boil it well; seethe also its bones in it.
6“Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose corrosion is in it, and whose corrosion has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, without making any choice.
7For the blood she has shed is in her midst; she put it on the bare rock; she did not pour it out on the ground to cover it with dust.
8To rouse my wrath, to take vengeance, I have set on the bare rock the blood she has shed, that it may not be covered.
9Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
10Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil the meat well, mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.
11Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn, that its uncleanness may be melted in it, its corrosion consumed.
12She has wearied herself with toil; its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion!
New International Version
3Tell this rebellious people a parable and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: ''Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it.
4Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces--the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;
5take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.
6'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: ''Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away! Take the meat out piece by piece in whatever order it comes.
7'For the blood she shed is in her midst: She poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust would cover it.
8To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.
9'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: ''Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the wood high.
10So heap on the wood and kindle the fire. Cook the meat well, mixing in the spices; and let the bones be charred.
11Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows, so that its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away.
12It has frustrated all efforts; its heavy deposit has not been removed, not even by fire.
New King James Version
3And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it.
4Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts;
5Take 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 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 lot has fallen.
7For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.
8That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered.”
9‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great.
10Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up.
11“Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, That its filthiness may be melted in it, That its scum may be consumed.
12She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire!
