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href="../ezekiel/23.htm" title="Ezekiel 23">◄</a> Ezekiel 24 <a href="../ezekiel/25.htm" title="Ezekiel 25">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/ezekiel/24.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">The Sign of the Cooking Pot</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>On January 15,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> during the ninth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the LORD: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Son of man, write down today’s date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign LORD:</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1">“Put a pot on the fire,</p><p class="line2">and pour in some water.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Fill it with choice pieces of meat—</p><p class="line2">the rump and the shoulder</p><p class="line2">and all the most tender cuts.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Use only the best sheep from the flock,</p><p class="line2">and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot.</p><p class="line1">Bring the pot to a boil,</p><p class="line2">and cook the bones along with the meat.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says:</p><p class="line1">What sorrow awaits Jerusalem,</p><p class="line2">the city of murderers!</p><p class="line1">She is a cooking pot</p><p class="line2">whose corruption can’t be cleaned out.</p><p class="line1">Take the meat out in random order,</p><p class="line2">for no piece is better than another.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For the blood of her murders</p><p class="line2">is splashed on the rocks.</p><p class="line1">It isn’t even spilled on the ground,</p><p class="line2">where the dust could cover it!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So I will splash her blood on a rock</p><p class="line2">for all to see,</p><p class="line1">an expression of my anger</p><p class="line2">and vengeance against her.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“This is what the Sovereign LORD says:</p><p class="line1">What sorrow awaits Jerusalem,</p><p class="line2">the city of murderers!</p><p class="line2">I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Yes, heap on the wood!</p><p class="line2">Let the fire roar to make the pot boil.</p><p class="line1">Cook the meat with many spices,</p><p class="line2">and afterward burn the bones.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now set the empty pot on the coals.</p><p class="line2">Heat it red hot!</p><p class="line2">Burn away the filth and corruption.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But it’s hopeless;</p><p class="line2">the corruption can’t be cleaned out.</p><p class="line2">So throw it into the fire.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Your impurity is your lewdness</p><p class="line2">and the corruption of your idolatry.</p><p class="line1">I tried to cleanse you,</p><p class="line2">but you refused.</p><p class="line1">So now you will remain in your filth</p><p class="line2">until my fury against you has been satisfied.</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“I, the LORD, have spoken! The time has come, and I won’t hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign LORD.”</p><p class="hdg">The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then this message came to me from the LORD: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death. Do not weep; let there be no tears. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did everything I had been told to do. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then the people asked, “What does all this mean? What are you trying to tell us?”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So I said to them, “A message came to me from the LORD, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judah will be slaughtered by the sword. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will groan among yourselves for all the evil you have done. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Ezekiel is an example for you; you will do just as he has done. And when that time comes, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold—their joy and glory, their heart’s desire, their dearest treasure—I will also take away their sons and daughters. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And on that day a survivor from Jerusalem will come to you in Babylon and tell you what has happened. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/24-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">24:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">On the tenth day of the tenth month,</span><span class="ft"> of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This event occurred on January 15, 588 </span><span class="sc">b.c.</span><span class="ft">; also see note on 1:1.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of <a href="http://www.tyndale.com">Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.</a>, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 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