Ezekiel 24:3

Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on a caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it.

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

2Son of man, write the name of the day, even of this same day. The king of Babylon draweth near to Jerusalem this same day.

4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

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Cross References

Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a psalm; I will utter sayings of ancient times.

Isaiah 29:2Then will I distress Ariel; Mourning and sorrow shall be there; Yet shall she be to me as Ariel [[the lion of God]].

Isaiah 30:9For this is a rebellious people, false children; Children who will not hear the law of Jehovah;

Jeremiah 1:13And the word of Jehovah came to me a second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling pot, whose face is turned from the north.

Ezekiel 2:2And the spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake with me.

Ezekiel 2:5And whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, for they are a rebellious house, yet shall they know that a prophet is in the midst of them.

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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