The Parable of the Cooking Pot 1 Brenton And the word of the Lord came to me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying, BSB BSB: In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 Brenton Son of man, write for thyself daily from this day, on which the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem, even from this day. BSB BSB: “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.
3 Brenton And speak a parable to the provoking house, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Set on the caldron, and pour water into it: BSB BSB: Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
4 Brenton and put the pieces into it, every prime piece, the leg and shoulder taken off from the bones, BSB BSB: Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.
5 Brenton which are taken from choice cattle, and burn the bones under them: her bones are boiled and cooked in the midst of her.BSB BSB: Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’
6 Brenton Therefore thus saith the Lord; O bloody city, the caldron in which there is scum, and the scum has not gone out of, she has brought it forth piece by piece, no lot has fallen upon it. BSB BSB: Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
7 Brenton For her blood is in the midst of her; I have set it upon a smooth rock: I have not poured it out upon the earth, so that the earth should cover it; BSB BSB: For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
8 Brenton that my wrath should come up for complete vengeance to be taken: I set her blood upon a smooth rock, so as not to cover it. BSB BSB: In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
9 Brenton Therefore thus saith the Lord, I will also make the firebrand great, BSB BSB: Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
10 Brenton and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, that the flesh may be consumed, and the liquor boiled away; BSB BSB: Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
11 Brenton and that it 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, BSB BSB: 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.
12 Brenton and her abundant scum may not come forth of her. BSB BSB: It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
13 Brenton Her scum shall become shameful, because thou didst defile thyself: and what if thou shalt be purged no more until I have accomplished my wrath? BSB BSB: 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.
14 Brenton I the Lord have spoken; and it shall come, and I will do it ; I will not delay, neither will I have any mercy: I will judge thee, saith the Lord, according to thy ways, and according to thy devices: therefore will I judge thee according to thy bloodshed, and according to thy devices will I judge thee, thou unclean, notorious, and abundantly provoking one. BSB BSB: I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel’s Wife Dies 15 Brenton And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, BSB BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
17 Brenton Thou shalt groan for blood, and have mourning upon thy loins; thy hair shall not be braided upon thee, and thy sandals shall be on thy feet; thou shalt in no wise be comforted by their lips, and thou shalt not eat the bread of men. BSB BSB: Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
18 Brenton And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the evening, and I did in the morning as it was commanded me. BSB BSB: So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19 Brenton And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are that thou doest? BSB BSB: Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
20 Brenton Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying, BSB BSB: So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
21 Brenton Say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the boast of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and for which your souls are concerned; and your sons and your daughters, whom ye have left, shall fall by the sword. BSB BSB: Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
22 Brenton And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not be comforted at their mouth, and ye shall not eat the bread of men. BSB BSB: Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
23 Brenton And your hair shall be upon your head, and your shoes on your feet: neither shall ye at all lament or weep; but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and shall comfort every one his brother. BSB BSB: Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.
24 Brenton And Jezekiel shall be for a sign to you: according to all that I have done shall ye do, when these things shall come; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. BSB BSB: ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’
25 Brenton And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take their strength from them, the pride of their boasting, the desires of their eyes, and the pride of their soul, their sons and their daughters, BSB BSB: And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well,
26 Brenton that in that day he that escapes shall come to thee, to tell it thee in thine ears? BSB BSB: on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news.
27 Brenton In that day thy mouth shall be opened to him that escapes; thou shalt speak, and shalt be no longer dumb: and thou shalt be for a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the Lord. BSB BSB: On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”