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Parable
of the Boiling Pot |
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Ezekiel 24:1
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And the word of the LORD came to me in the ninth
year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, saying, |
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Ezekiel 24:2
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"Son of man, write the name of the day, this
very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. |
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Ezekiel 24:3
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"Speak a parable to the rebellious house and
say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Put on the pot, put it on and also pour
water in it; |
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Ezekiel 24:4
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Put in it the pieces, Every good piece, the
thigh and the shoulder; Fill it with choice bones. |
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Ezekiel 24:5
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"Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile
wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously. Also seethe its bones in it." |
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Ezekiel 24:6
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'Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Woe to
the bloody 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, Without making a choice. |
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Ezekiel 24:7
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"For 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. |
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Ezekiel 24:8
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"That it may cause wrath to come up to take
vengeance, I have put her blood on the bare rock, That it may not be covered."
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Ezekiel 24:9
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'Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Woe to
the bloody city! I also will make the pile great. |
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Ezekiel 24:10
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"Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Boil the
flesh well And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned. |
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Ezekiel 24:11
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"Then set it empty on its coals So that it may
be hot And its bronze may glow And its filthiness may be melted in it, Its rust
consumed. |
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Ezekiel 24:12
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"She has wearied Me with toil, Yet her great
rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire! |
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Ezekiel 24:13
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"In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I would
have cleansed you, Yet you are not clean, You will not be cleansed from your filthiness
again Until I have spent My wrath on you. |
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Ezekiel 24:14
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"I, the LORD, have spoken; it is coming and
I will act. I will not relent, and I will not pity and I will not be sorry; according
to your ways and according to your deeds I will judge you," declares the Lord
GOD.'" |
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Death of Ezekiel's Wife Is a Sign |
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Ezekiel 24:15
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And the word of the LORD came to me saying,
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Ezekiel 24:16
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"Son of man, behold, I am about to take from
you the desire of your eyes with a blow; but you shall not mourn and you shall
not weep, and your tears shall not come. |
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Ezekiel 24:17
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"Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead.
Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache
and do not eat the bread of men." |
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Ezekiel 24:18
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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. |
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Ezekiel 24:19
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The people said to me, "Will you not tell us
what these things that you are doing mean for us?" |
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Ezekiel 24:20
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Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came
to me saying, |
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Ezekiel 24:21
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'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 desire of your eyes and the delight of your soul; and your sons and your daughters
whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. |
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Ezekiel 24:22
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'You will do as I have done; you will not cover
your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men. |
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Ezekiel 24:23
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'Your turbans will be on your heads and your
shoes on your feet. You will not mourn and you will not weep, but you will rot
away in your iniquities and you will groan to one another. |
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Ezekiel 24:24
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'Thus Ezekiel will be a sign 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.'" |
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Ezekiel 24:25
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'As for you, son of man, will it not be on the
day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their pride, the desire
of their eyes and their heart's delight, their sons and their daughters, |
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Ezekiel 24:26
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that on that day he who escapes will come to
you with information for your ears? |
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Ezekiel 24:27
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'On that day your mouth 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.'" |
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