Ezekiel 24:11

Then set the empty pot on the coals of the fire until the pot becomes very hot and the copper glows, with the result that the impurities and the rust will be burned up.

Translation for Translators

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

10So, heap on the wood and light the fire! Cook the meat well, and mix some spices with it; cook it until the bones are charred.

12It is as though I tried to get rid of that rust, but I was not able to do it, not even by putting that pot in a fire.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:25I will raise my fist to strike you. I will punish you severely [MET], as though [MET] you were silver and I needed to heat you very greatly to melt you and get rid of the impurities.

Isaiah 27:9Yahweh did that in order to punish us for our sins, and remove our guilt. As a result of our being exiled, all the altars to other gods in Israel will be demolished, and we will be forgiven for the sins that we have committed. There will be no more poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah, or altars for burning incense to other gods; they will all be torn down.

Jeremiah 32:29The soldiers of Babylonia who are now outside the walls around the city will enter and burn this city. They will burn down all the houses where people caused me to become angry by burning incense on the tops of their roofs to honor Baal and by pouring out offerings of wine to other gods.

Jeremiah 38:18But if you refuse to surrender to them, you will not escape. And the army from Babylonia will capture this city and completely burn it.’”

Jeremiah 52:13He commanded his soldiers to burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. They also destroyed all the important buildings in the city.

Ezekiel 22:15I will cause you to be scattered among many nations [DOU], and I will cause you to stop your sinful behavior.

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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