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Ezekiel 24:3

Judgment

1 In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

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 Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones.

5 Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
KJV
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:
WEB
Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.
ASV
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
DARBY
And propose a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on the pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it.
BLB
And utter to house the rebellious a parable, and say to them—thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Put on a pot; put [it] on, and also pour water into it.
ÅB
Og sett fram en lignelse for den gjenstridige slekt og si til dem: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Sett gryten på, sett den på og øs så vann i den!
OTB
Fortell en lignelse til dette opprørske huset og si til dem: 'Dette sier den suverene Herren:
"Sett gryten på ilden, sett den på,
og hell vann i den.
B1930
Og sett frem en lignelse for den gjenstridige ætt og si til dem: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Sett gryten på, sett den på og øs så vann i den!

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 20:49

    Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”

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  • Ezekiel 11:3

    They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’

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  • Ezekiel 17:2

    “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

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  • Isaiah 1:2

    Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

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  • Ezekiel 2:6

    But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

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  • Ezekiel 2:3

    “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.

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  • Isaiah 30:1

    “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

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  • Psalms 78:2

    I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

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