Ezekiel 24:3-6

24:3 Recite a proverb to this rebellious house ¹  and say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Set on the pot, ²  set it on,

pour water in it too;

24:4 add the pieces of meat to it,

every good piece,

the thigh and the shoulder;

fill it with choice bones.

24:5 Take the choice bone of the flock,

heap up bones under it;

boil rapidly,

and boil its bones in it.

24:6 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed,

the pot whose rot ³  is in it,

whose rot has not been removed ⁴  from it!

Empty it piece by piece.

No lot has fallen on it. ⁵ 

[24:3]  ¹ sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).

[24:3]  ² sn See Ezek 11:3-12.

[24:6]  ³ tn Or “rust.”

[24:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “has not gone out.”

[24:6]  ⁵ tn Here “lot” may refer to the decision made by casting lots; it is not chosen at all.