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So throw it into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />She has wearied herself with toil; its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />She hath wearied <i>herself</i> with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum <i>shall be</i> in the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. <i>Let</i> her scum <i>be</i> in the fire!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“She has wearied <i>Me</i> with work, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; <i>Let</i> her rust <i>be</i> in the fire!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220She has wearied Me with toil, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“She has wearied <i>Me</i> with toil, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; <i>Let</i> her rust <i>be</i> in the fire!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />She has wearied <i>Me</i> with toil, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; <i>Let</i> her rust <i>be</i> in the fire!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“She has wearied Me with toil, Yet her great rust has not left her; Her thick rust <i>and</i> filth will not be burned away by fire [no matter how hot the flame].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It has frustrated every effort; its thick corrosion will not come off. Into the fire with its corrosion!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust will not come off. Into the fire with its rust! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />She hath wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I've tried everything else. Now the rust must be burned away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />She hath wearied herself with toil: yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />" 'I have worn myself out trying to clean this pot. Even the fire can't take away its thick tarnish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />although all that corrosion will not disappear in the flames. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The pot wearies me, but its thick rust won't come off, even with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It has tried my patience; yet its thick rot is not removed from it. Subject its rot to the fire! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She has wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust doesn't go forth out of her; her rust doesn't go forth by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She is weary with toil; yet her great rust, rust by fire, doesn’t leave her. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />She has wearied herself [with] sorrows, "" And the abundance of her scum does not go out of her, "" Her scum [is] in the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> With sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire is her scum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />She was wearied with labors, and her great rust shall not go forth from her: in the fire her rust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Great pains have been taken, and the great rust thereof is not gone out, not even by fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />There has been much sweat and labor, and yet its extensive rust has not gone out of it, not even by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The toil is exhausting, but the great filth will not come out— Filth, even with fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In vain I have wearied myself; its thick rust does not depart. To the fire with its rust!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />She has become like rotten figs, and her great iniquities have not gone out of her; her vengeance shall be in the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />As rotten figs and the abundance of her evil will not come forth from her, but her reward shall be in fire<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />It hath wearied itself with toil; yet its great filth goeth not forth out of it, yea, its noisome filth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and her abundant scum may not come forth of her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/24-12.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=7003" 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">11</span>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="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3811.htm" title="3811: hel·’āṯ (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- To be weary or impatient. A primitive root; to tire; to be disgusted.">It has frustrated</a> <a href="/hebrew/8383.htm" title="8383: tə·’u·nîm (N-mp) -- Toil. From 'aven; naughtiness, i.e. Toil.">every effort;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·baṯ (Adj-fsc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">its thick</a> <a href="/hebrew/2457.htm" title="2457: ḥel·’ā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Rust. From chala'; properly, disease; hence, rust.">rust</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">been removed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bə·’êš (Prep-b:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">even by the fire.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2457.htm" title="2457: ḥel·’ā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Rust. From chala'; properly, disease; hence, rust."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.…<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 6:29-30</a></span><br />The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. / They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”<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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</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.<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="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Isaiah 4:4</a></span><br />when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.</p><p class="hdg">wearied</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Isaiah 47:13</a></b></br> Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from <i>these things</i> that shall come upon thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9,10</a></b></br> And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase <i>thyself even</i> unto hell… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></b></br> For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, <i>and</i> hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.</p><p class="hdg">her great</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Ezekiel 24:6,13</a></b></br> Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum <i>is</i> therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-7</a></b></br> And GOD saw that the wickedness of man <i>was</i> great in the earth, and <i>that</i> every imagination of the thoughts of his heart <i>was</i> only evil continually… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a></b></br> And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart <i>is</i> evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.</p><p class="hdg">her scum </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Deposit</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-7.htm">Efforts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Exhausted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Filth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-17.htm">Frustrated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Noisome</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Rust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Scum</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-24.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-13.htm">Toil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-23.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Wearied</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/matthew/25-27.htm">Deposit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-20.htm">Efforts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Exhausted</a> <a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Filth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/7-31.htm">Frustrated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-15.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Noisome</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Rust</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm">Scum</a> <a href="/daniel/3-27.htm">Smell</a> <a href="/daniel/10-16.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm">Toil</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/micah/6-3.htm">Wearied</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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The imagery of frustration suggests that numerous attempts have been made to cleanse or reform the city, yet all have failed. This can be seen as a reflection of the repeated warnings and calls to repentance given by the prophets, including Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah. The people of Jerusalem had been given many opportunities to turn back to God, but their hearts remained hardened. This phrase underscores the futility of human efforts without genuine repentance and divine intervention.<p><b>its thick rust has not been removed,</b><br>The "thick rust" symbolizes the deep-seated sin and moral decay of Jerusalem. In ancient metallurgy, rust represents impurity and corruption that weakens metal. Similarly, the spiritual and moral corruption of the city has become so ingrained that it cannot be easily removed. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages that describe sin as a stain or impurity, such as <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>, where sin is likened to scarlet and crimson. The persistence of the rust indicates the depth of the city's rebellion against God and the ineffectiveness of superficial attempts at reform.<p><b>even by the fire.</b><br>Fire is often used in the Bible as a symbol of judgment and purification. In this context, it represents the severe trials and judgments that God has allowed to come upon Jerusalem, including the Babylonian siege and eventual destruction. Despite these intense trials, the city's corruption remains. This suggests that the judgment, while severe, has not led to the desired purification or repentance. The use of fire also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's refining process, as seen in passages like <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, where God is described as a refiner's fire purifying His people. However, in this case, the fire has not achieved its purpose, highlighting the depth of Jerusalem's iniquity and the necessity of divine intervention for true cleansing.<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 spiritual and moral corruption of its inhabitants.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period during which the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event being described metaphorically through the imagery of a pot and rust, symbolizing the impending judgment on Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rust.htm">Rust</a></b><br>Symbolizes the persistent sin and corruption of Jerusalem that cannot be cleansed by ordinary means.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_stubbornness_of_sin.htm">The Stubbornness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin can become deeply ingrained in our lives, much like rust that resists removal. We must be vigilant in seeking God's help to cleanse us from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Inevitability of God's Judgment</a></b><br>Just as the rust could not be removed by fire, God's judgment is certain for those who persist in sin. We must heed His warnings and repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_true_repentance.htm">The Need for True Repentance</a></b><br>Superficial efforts to address sin are ineffective. True repentance involves a complete turning away from sin and a sincere commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_purity.htm">God's Desire for Purity</a></b><br>God desires His people to be pure and holy. We should strive to live lives that reflect His holiness, seeking His refining work in our hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_trials_in_purification.htm">The Role of Trials in Purification</a></b><br>Just as fire is used to purify metal, God may use trials to refine our character and draw us closer to Him. We should embrace these opportunities for growth.<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_1-2_date_the_siege.htm">How can Ezekiel 24:1-2 precisely date Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, and does historical evidence align with this exact day?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_fiery_being_appear_to_ezekiel.htm">In Ezekiel 8:2, how could a being with 'the appearance of fire' physically appear and interact with Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_real_evidence_of_fiery_glass_sea.htm">Revelation 15:2 describes a sea of glass mixed with fire--what evidence exists for such a phenomenon in reality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_43_7_conflict_with_omnipresence.htm">In Ezekiel 43:7, God declares His throne will be in the temple. Does this conflict with the doctrine of an omnipresent deity who cannot be confined?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">She hath wearied herself with lies</span>, etc.; better, <span class="accented">it</span> (keeping to the image of the cauldron) <span class="accented">is worn out with labors</span>; <span class="accented">sc</span>. with the pains taken to cleanse it, and yet the rust remains. The fire must burn, the retributive judgment must continue, till the work is done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/24-12.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">It has frustrated</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶלְאָ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(hel·’āṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tire, to be, disgusted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every effort;</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאֻנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’u·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8383.htm">Strong's 8383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Naughtiness, toil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its thick</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(rab·baṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rust</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ</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">has not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">been removed,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵצֵ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even by the fire.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Ezekiel 24:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:12 She has wearied herself with toil (Ezek. 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