Ezekiel 24:11

Then set it empty upon the coals of it, that it may be hot, and the brass of it may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

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In The King James Version

Then set it empty upon 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.

In Context

10Heap on the wood; make the fire hot. Boil the flesh well, and make the broth thick. And let the bones be burned.

12She has wearied [herself] with toil, yet her great scum does not go forth out of her, her scum by fire.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:25And I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin.

Isaiah 27:9Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob shall be forgiven. And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he makes all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten apart, [so that] the Asherim and the sun-images s

Jeremiah 32:29And the Chaldeans, who fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses upon whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink-offerings to other gods, to provoke me to a

Jeremiah 38:18But if thou will not go forth to the king of Babylon's rulers, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shall not escape out of their hand.

Jeremiah 52:13And he burned the house of LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. Even every great house, he burned with fire.

Ezekiel 22:15And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries, and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:2-15

The Parable of the Boiling Pot; The Explanation of the Parable. ( b. c. 590.) 1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it,… Read the whole commentary →

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