The Parable of the Cooking Pot 1 WBS Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, 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 WBS Son of man, Write for thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same 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 WBS And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also 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 WBS Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. BSB BSB: Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.
5 WBS Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them boil its bones in it. 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 WBS Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall 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 WBS For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 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 WBS That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 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 WBS Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire 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 WBS Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 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 WBS 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. 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 WBS She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. BSB BSB: It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
13 WBS In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. 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 WBS 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 thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD. 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 WBS Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying, BSB BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
17 WBS Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thy head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not 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 WBS So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at evening my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 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 WBS And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so ? BSB BSB: Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
20 WBS Then I answered 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 WBS Speak to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellence of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; 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 WBS And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor 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 WBS And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one towards another. 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 WBS Thus Ezekiel is to you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 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 WBS Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which they set their minds, 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 WBS That he that escapeth in that day shall come to thee, to cause thee to hear it with thy ears?BSB BSB: on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news.
27 WBS In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him who hath escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be 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.”