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Heat it red hot! Burn away the filth and corruption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and <i>that</i> the filthiness of it may be molten in it, <i>that</i> the scum of it may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, <i>That</i> its filthiness may be melted in it, <i>That</i> its scum may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then stand it empty on its coals So that it may be hot And its bronze may glow And its uncleanness may be melted in it, Its rust brought to a complete end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then set the empty pot (Jerusalem) back on the coals So that it may be hot And its bronze may glow And its filthiness may be melted And its rust (scum) may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set the empty pot on its coals so that it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt inside it; its rust will be consumed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then set the empty pot over the hot coals until it is red-hot. That will clean the pot and burn off the rust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then set the empty pot on the coals so that it gets hot and its copper glows. Its impurities will melt away, and its tarnish will burn off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now set the empty bronze pot on the coals and let it get red-hot. Then the pot will be ritually pure again after the corrosion is burned off, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Make the pot stand empty on the coals until its bronze glows red, its rust can be scoured off, and its dross completely removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Set the empty pot on the coals, until it becomes hot and its copper glows, until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then set it empty on its coals, that it may be hot, and its bronze may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, that its rust may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then set it empty upon its coals, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be melted in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then set it empty on its coals, that it may be hot, and its bronze may burn, and that its filthiness may be molten in it, that its rust may be consumed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And cause it to stand empty on its coals, "" So that its bronze is hot and burning, "" Its uncleanness has been melted in its midst, "" Its scum is consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And cause it to stand on its coals empty, So that its brass is hot and burning, Melted hath been in its midst its uncleanness, Consumed is its scum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And cause it to stand upon its coals, empty, so that its brass shall be warm and burning, and its uncleanness was melted in the midst of it; its rust shall be consumed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then set it empty upon burning coals, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may be melted: and let the filth of it be melted in the midst thereof, and let the rust of it be consumed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, place it empty on burning coals, so that it may be heated, and its brass may melt. And let the filth of it be melted in its midst, and let its rust be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then set it empty on the coals, to heat up until its copper glows, So its impurities melt, its filth disappears. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand it empty upon the coals, so that it may become hot, its copper glow, its filth melt in it, its rust be consumed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then set the pot empty upon the coals, that it may become hot and that its brass may melt and the filthiness of it may be melted in it and that the scum of it may be consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I set the heat on the coals to scorch and its brass shall be melted, and its uncleanness shall be consumed within, and her punishment shall end<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then will I set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the bottom thereof may burn, and that the impurity of it may be molten in it, that the filth of it may be consumed<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and that <i>it</i> may stand upon the coals, that her brass may be thoroughly heated, and be melted in the midst of her filthiness, and her scum may be consumed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6991" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">The Parable of the Cooking Pot</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wə·ha·‘ă·mî·ḏe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">Set</a> <a href="/hebrew/7386.htm" title="7386: rê·qāh (Adj-fs) -- Empty, vain. Or req; from ruwq; empty; figuratively, worthless.">the empty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">pot on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1513.htm" title="1513: ge·ḥā·le·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Coal. Or gacheleth; from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember.">its coals</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/2552.htm" title="2552: tê·ḥam (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be or become warm. A primitive root; to be hot.">it becomes hot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥuš·tāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">and its copper</a> <a href="/hebrew/2787.htm" title="2787: wə·ḥā·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be hot or scorched, to burn. A primitive root; to glow, i.e. Literally or figuratively">glows.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: ṭum·’ā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity.">Then its impurity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5413.htm" title="5413: wə·nit·tə·ḵāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To pour forth, be poured out. A primitive root; to flow forth; by implication, to liquify.">will melt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2457.htm" title="2457: ḥel·’ā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Rust. From chala'; properly, disease; hence, rust.">its rust</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: tit·tum (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">will be consumed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29</a></span><br />The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a></span><br />But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a></span><br />A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a></span><br />This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a></span><br />so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a></span><br />I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></span><br />I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Jeremiah 9:7</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a></span><br />Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a></span><br />For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13-15</a></span><br />his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. / If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. / If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11-12</a></span><br />I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then set it empty on 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.</p><p class="hdg">set it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10</a></b></br> For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Jeremiah 32:29</a></b></br> And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/37-10.htm">Jeremiah 37:10</a></b></br> For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained <i>but</i> wounded men among them, <i>yet</i> should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.</p><p class="hdg">that the filthiness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Ezekiel 20:38</a></b></br> And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Ezekiel 22:15</a></b></br> And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-26.htm">Ezekiel 23:26,27,47,48</a></b></br> They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-19.htm">Bottom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-2.htm">Coals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Completely</a> <a 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href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Under the parable of a boiling pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-15.htm">By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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href="/study/ezekiel/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Set the empty pot on its coals</b><br>This phrase symbolizes the judgment of Jerusalem. The pot represents the city, and the coals signify the intense heat of God's wrath. In ancient times, setting a pot on coals was a method to purify or cleanse it, indicating that Jerusalem would undergo severe trials to purge its iniquities. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic literature where fire is used as a metaphor for purification and judgment (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>).<p><b>until it becomes hot and its copper glows</b><br>The heating of the pot until it glows suggests a thorough and complete process. Copper, a common material for pots in ancient Israel, requires significant heat to glow, symbolizing the intensity of the coming judgment. This reflects the thoroughness of God's refining process, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a>, where God refines His people in the furnace of affliction.<p><b>Then its impurity will melt within</b><br>The melting of impurity within the pot signifies the removal of sin and corruption from Jerusalem. This purification process is necessary for restoration. The imagery of melting impurity aligns with the biblical theme of God refining His people, as seen in <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a>, where God refines them like silver and tests them like gold.<p><b>its rust will be consumed</b><br>Rust represents the accumulated sin and corruption of the people. The consumption of rust indicates the complete eradication of these impurities. This is a metaphor for the cleansing power of God's judgment, which is intended to restore holiness and righteousness. The concept of consuming rust parallels the idea of God as a consuming fire, as described in <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>, emphasizing His holiness and the necessity of purification.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city symbolized by the pot in this passage, representing the people of Israel and their impending judgment due to their impurities and sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians as a result of their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pot.htm">The Pot</a></b><br>A metaphor for Jerusalem and its inhabitants, symbolizing the process of purification through judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_coals.htm">The Coals</a></b><br>Represent the intense judgment and refining process that God is using to purify His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_purification.htm">The Necessity of Purification</a></b><br>Just as impurities in metal must be removed through fire, so must the impurities in our lives be addressed through God's refining process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_as_a_means_of_restoration.htm">God's Judgment as a Means of Restoration</a></b><br>God's judgment is not merely punitive but is intended to restore and purify His people, leading them back to righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_trials_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Trials in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Trials and challenges can serve as a refining fire, helping us to grow in faith and character, much like the pot on the coals.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Recognizing our own impurities and turning back to God is crucial in the process of spiritual purification.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty_in_difficult_times.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty in Difficult Times</a></b><br>Even when facing judgment or trials, we can trust that God is sovereign and His purposes are ultimately for our good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_24_3-14_align_with_history.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological support for the events symbolized by the boiling pot imagery (Ezekiel 24:3-14), or does it contradict known facts about Jerusalem's siege?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_11_23_a_real_event_or_fiction.htm">Ezekiel 11:23 describes the departure of God's glory from the Temple--how can we verify whether this was a real event or a later literary construct?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_external_sources_on_ezekiel_11.htm">Ezekiel 11:1-3 mentions city leaders plotting 'evil' against Jerusalem; are there any external historical or archaeological sources confirming such conspiracies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_11_6_align_with_mercy.htm">How does Psalm 11:6's description of raining coals and brimstone fit with other biblical accounts that emphasize mercy over destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Set it empty upon the coals.</span>--Keeping up the strong figure of the parable, after all the inhabitants have passed under judgment the city itself is to be purged by fire. It is unnecessary here to think of heat as removing the rust (scum) from the cauldron; the prophet's mind is not upon any physical effect, but upon the methods of purifying defiled metallic vessels under the law (see <a href="/numbers/31-23.htm" title="Every thing that may abide the fire, you shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that stays not the fire you shall make go through the water.">Numbers 31:23</a>). It was a symbolical rather than a material purification, and in the present case involved the actual destruction of the city itself. In <a href="/context/ezekiel/24-11.htm" title="Then set it empty on 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.">Ezekiel 24:11-14</a>, the obduracy of the people is set forth in strong language, together with the completeness of the coming judgment in contrast to the in-effectiveness of all former efforts for their reformation (<a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm" title="In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged from your filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest on you.">Ezekiel 24:13</a>); and, finally, the adaptation of the punishment to the sin (<a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm" title="I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your doings, shall they judge you, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 24:14</a>)<span class= "ital">. </span>The word translated "lies" in <a href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm" title="She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.">Ezekiel 24:12</a> means <span class= "ital">pains </span>or <span class= "ital">labour. </span>Translate, <span class= "ital">The labour is in vain; her rust does not go out of her, even her rust with fire. </span>In <a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm" title="In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged from your filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest on you.">Ezekiel 24:13</a> "lewdness" would be better rendered <span class= "ital">abomination.</span> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then set it empty upon the coals</span>, etc. The empty cauldron is, of course, the city bereaved of its inhabitants. The fire must go on till the <span class="accented">rust</span> is consumed. There is, however, in spite of the seemingly terrible hopelessness of the sentence, a gleam of hope, as there had been in <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Ezekiel 16:42</a>. When the punishment had done its full work, then Jehovah might cause his fury to rest (Ver. 13). Till then he declares, through the prophet, there will be no mitigation of the punishment. The word has gone forth, and there will be no change of purpose. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Set</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·‘ă·mî·ḏe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the empty</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵקָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(rê·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7386.htm">Strong's 7386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Empty, worthless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pot on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its coals</span><br /><span class="heb">גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ge·ḥā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1513.htm">Strong's 1513: </a> </span><span class="str2">An ember</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֨עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it becomes hot</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּחַ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ḥam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3179.htm">Strong's 3179: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hot, to conceive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and its copper</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥuš·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">glows.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָ֣רָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2787.htm">Strong's 2787: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hot or scorched, to burn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then its impurity</span><br /><span class="heb">טֻמְאָתָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭum·’ā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> </span><span class="str2">Religious impurity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will melt</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִתְּכָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nit·tə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour forth, be poured out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוֹכָהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its rust</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥel·’ā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2457.htm">Strong's 2457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disease, rust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be consumed.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֻּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete or finished</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Ezekiel 24:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:11 Then set it empty on its coals (Ezek. 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