Ezekiel 24:6
Wherefore 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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 24 connects to 10 cross-references. The day Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem is the day God commands Ezekiel to write down. The allegory of the rusty cooking pot with choice pieces of meat represents Jerusalem that cannot be cleansed. God takes Ezekiel's wife — the …
Other Translations
Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it.
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe <FI>to<Fi> the city of blood, A pot whose scum <FI>is<Fi> in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.
For this is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood, the cooking-pot which is unclean inside, which has never been made clean! take out its bits; its fate is still to come on it.
Cross References
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Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on …
And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
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Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin …
And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the Lord would …
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And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not …