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Jerusalem as a Cooking Pot
In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the Lord came to me:
In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the Lord came to me:
Symbol of the Cooking Pot
Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
“Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day — the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day.
Tell 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.
“ ‘Put on the cooking pot; put it on
and pour water into it.
And 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.
“Put on a pot, set it on,
And also pour water into it.
Put into it the pieces of meat,
all the choice pieces — the leg and the shoulder.
Fill it with the best of these bones;
all the choice pieces — the leg and the shoulder.
Fill it with the best of these bones;
take the pick of the flock.
Pile wood beneath it for the bones;
bring it to a boil
and cook the bones in it.
Pile wood beneath it for the bones;
bring it to a boil
and cook the bones in it.
Take the choice of the flock.
Also pile fuel bones under it,
Make it boil well,
And let the cuts simmer in it.”
Also pile fuel bones under it,
Make it boil well,
And let the cuts simmer in it.”
“ ‘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.
“ ‘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.
‘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.
“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.
“ ‘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.
She poured it on the bare rock;
she did not pour it on the ground,
where the dust would cover it.
For 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.
She set it on top of a rock;
She did not pour it on the ground,
To cover it with dust.
To stir up wrath and take revenge
I put her blood on the bare rock,
so that it would not be covered.
I put her blood on the bare rock,
so that it would not be covered.
That it may raise up fury and take vengeance,
I have set her blood on top of a rock,
That it may not be covered.”
I have set her blood on top of a rock,
That it may not be covered.”
“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed!
I, too, will pile the wood high.
“ ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed!
I, too, will pile the wood high.
‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Woe to the bloody city!
I too will make the pyre great.
“Woe to the bloody city!
I too will make the pyre great.
So heap on the wood
and kindle the fire.
Cook the meat well,
mixing in the spices;
and let the bones be charred.
and kindle the fire.
Cook the meat well,
mixing in the spices;
and let the bones be charred.
Then 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.
till it becomes hot and its copper glows,
so that its impurities may be melted
and its deposit burned away.
“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.
That it may become hot and its bronze may burn,
That its filthiness may be melted in it,
That its scum may be consumed.
It has frustrated all efforts;
its heavy deposit has not been removed,
not even by fire.
its heavy deposit has not been removed,
not even by fire.
“ ‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.
In your filthiness is lewdness.
Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed,
You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore,
Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed,
You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore,
Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
“ ‘I the Lord have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
Ezekiel’s Wife Dies
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
The Prophet’s Wife Dies
Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.
“Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.
Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.”
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.
Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us? Why are you acting like this?”
And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”
So I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me:
Then I answered them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary — the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.
And you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.
Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you shall neither mourn nor weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another.
Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.’
Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ”
“And you, son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes, their heart’s desire, and their sons and daughters as well —
on that day a fugitive will come to tell you the news.
that on that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears?
At that time your mouth will be opened; you will speak with him and will no longer be silent. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.”
On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.’ ”